Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Saturday, April 18, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (April 18, 2026) at 10:57 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 32 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 is around 800 meters above the peak (2,125 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity moving eastward. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 56 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 18, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 120 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 34-71 seconds.

Additionally, there were 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-10 millimeters and durations of 33-34 seconds, as well as 13 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 31-126 seconds.

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

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,544 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (824 eruptions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 557 times.

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