Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (7/1/2026) at 12:52 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 11 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 (None meters above sea level).

The eruption's visuals were not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 20 millimeters and a duration of 35 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismicity observations on January 7, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 67 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 34-74 seconds.

Furthermore, 5 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-6 millimeters and earthquake durations of 37-131 seconds, and 69 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-15 millimeters and earthquake durations of 17-29 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 98 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (56 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 36 times.

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