Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Sunday, February 1, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (1/2/2026) at 13:41 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 40 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be around None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 56 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismicity observations on February 1, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 94 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 36-97 seconds.

Additionally, 2 exhalation earthquakes with amplitudes of 8-10 millimeters and durations of 33-37 seconds, and 18 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 42-136 seconds occurred.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 422 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (222 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 169 times.

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