Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) at 19:36 WIT. In the past 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 observed is around None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 46 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on February 17, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 136 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 12-28 millimeters and a duration of 38-72 seconds.

Then, 3 emission earthquakes with an amplitude of 8-10 millimeters and a duration of 34-54 seconds, as well as 9 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-28 millimeters and a duration of 16-145 seconds.

PVMBG advises people around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2-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 645 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (336 eruptions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 269 times.

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