Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) at 8:24 PM WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 8 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately 600 meters above the peak (1,925 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with moderate to thick intensity, drifting towards the northeast and east. The eruption was recorded on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 20 millimeters and a duration of 50 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Warning). Seismic observations on March 17, 2026, from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM WIT showed 114 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 34-69 seconds.

Additionally, there were 12 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 36-130 seconds, as well as 101 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 17-29 seconds.

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

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,066 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (575 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 423 times.

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