Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, April 10, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (April 10, 2026) at 20:40 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 31 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 approximately 300 meters above the peak (1,625 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray in color with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 51 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 10, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 111 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 15-28 millimeters and a duration of 33-70 seconds.

Then, 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 10 millimeters and a duration of 30 seconds, as well as 56 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-28 millimeters and a duration of 31-200 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 extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,404 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (756 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 521 times.

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