Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (Jan 21, 2026) at 10:13 AM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 12 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column observed was around None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

The visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 45 seconds.

(Read: Distribution of Jakarta Flood Points (January 13, 2026 at 08:00 AM WIB))

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on January 21, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 117 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 13-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 37-71 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-8 millimeters and earthquake durations of 106-119 seconds, as well as 95 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and earthquake durations of 17-29 seconds.

PVMBG urges communities around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 285 volcano eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (155 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 107 times.

(Read: Provinces in Indonesia Most Frequently Affected by Floods until the End of 2025)