Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Height Around 300 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (March 1, 2026) at 16:33 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 44 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 300 meters above the peak (1,625 meters above sea level).

The observed ash column was gray with thick intensity towards the south. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 44 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 March 1, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 89 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 32-74 seconds.

Additionally, there was 1 collapse earthquake with an amplitude of 5 mm and a duration of 34 seconds, as well as 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 8-10 millimeters and durations of 32-37 seconds.

PVMBG urges 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 808 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (415 eruptions) while Mount Ibu erupted 345 times.

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