Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Height Around 300 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (April 11, 2026) at 12:34 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 33 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is around 300 meters above the peak or 1,625 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the east. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 48 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on April 11, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 141 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 31-84 seconds.

Then, 2 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-13 millimeters and earthquake durations of 34-36 seconds, as well as 11 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 45-122 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,414 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (762 explosions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 523 times.

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