Mount Ibu Erupts Early Saturday Morning, Status Raised to Alert

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 02:15 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 78 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 reach 700 meters above the peak (2,025 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 53 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on February 22, 2025, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 20 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 11-28 millimeters and durations of 25-56 seconds.

Then, there was 1 rockfall earthquake with an amplitude of 3 mm and a duration of 43 seconds, and 23 tremor earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-10 millimeters and durations of 30-37 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,468 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (717 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 640 times.