Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) at 1:40 PM WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 7 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 reached 500 meters above the peak or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white with moderate to thick intensity towards the south and southwest. 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). Earthquake observations on March 25, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 101 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 10-28 millimeters and a duration of 35-67 seconds.

Then, 3 emission earthquakes with an amplitude of 3-5 millimeters and a duration of 34-46 seconds, as well as 12 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 3-20 millimeters and a duration of 58-128 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 1,141 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (615 explosions) while Mount Ibu erupted 452 times.

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