Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Friday, January 9, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (January 9, 2026) at 07:09 AM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 21 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the observed ash column reached 400 meters above the peak (1,725 meters above sea level).

The observed ash column was white to gray with moderate to thick intensity towards the southwest. Mount Ibu's eruption was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismicity observations on January 9, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 103 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 32-71 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-6 millimeters and durations of 31-46 seconds, as well as 16 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 44-176 seconds.

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 135 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (81 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 46 times.

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