Mount Ibu Erupts Again Today, Ash Reaches 800 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 8:25 PM WIT. In the last 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 height of the ash column was observed to be approximately 800 meters above the peak or 2,125 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate to thick intensity towards the northeast and east. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 60 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on January 8, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 21 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 19-28 millimeters and durations of 40-81 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 26 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 20-53 seconds, and 6 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-13 millimeters and durations of 24-147 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 172 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (119 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 46 times.