Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, February 12, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (February 12, 2026) at 19:20 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 22 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 400 meters above the peak (1,725 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with moderate to thick intensity towards the south and southwest. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 52 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on February 12, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 131 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 34-69 seconds.

Then, 11 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-20 millimeters and durations of 33-119 seconds, as well as 114 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 17-29 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.

During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 576 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (299 times), while Mount Ibu has erupted 237 times.

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