Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Thursday, February 5, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (February 5, 2026) at 1:17 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 23 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 about None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption visual was not observed. 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). Seismic observations on February 5, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 143 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 15-28 millimeters and a duration of 34-71 seconds.

Then, 3 emission earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-8 millimeters and a duration of 37-49 seconds, as well as 8 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 4-28 millimeters and a duration of 59-176 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents 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 480 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (255 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 192 times.

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