Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, February 16, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (February 16, 2026) at 19:28 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 6 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is around 500 meters above the peak or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 54 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on February 16, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 106 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 35-64 seconds.

Then, 2 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-8 millimeters and earthquake durations of 31-37 seconds, as well as 8 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and earthquake durations of 32-90 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.

During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 633 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (329 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 264 times.

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