Alert! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) at 09:24 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 10 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 reached 400 meters above the peak or 1,725 meters above sea level.

The observed ash column was white to gray in color with moderate to dense intensity towards the southeast and south. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on February 10, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 126 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 12-28 millimeters and a duration of 29-67 seconds.

Then, 6 emission earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-10 millimeters and a duration of 35-44 seconds as well as 11 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-28 millimeters and a duration of 51-141 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2.0 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 546 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (281 eruptions) while Mount Ibu erupted 225 times.

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