Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, 29 April 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (29/4/2026) at 19:02 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 12 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached None meters above the summit, or None meters above sea level.
No visual eruption was observed. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 mm and duration of 59 seconds.
(Read: Volcano Eruption Trends Over Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 29 April 2026, 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 102 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 15-28 mm and duration 35-145 seconds.
Additionally, 2 emission earthquakes with amplitude 8-10 mm and 37 second duration, plus 17 harmonic tremors with amplitude 2-28 mm and duration 43-143 seconds were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists to avoid activities within 2 km radius, and an extended 3.5 km sectoral exclusion zone northward towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,727 volcano eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 895 events, while Mount Ibu has erupted 615 times.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Most Active Volcanoes)
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