Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Reaches 700 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 4:19 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 23 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 700 meters above the peak (2,025 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 80 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 11, 2025, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 25 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 26-64 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 31 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-16 millimeters and durations of 11-36 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 3-26 millimeters and durations of 38-255 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 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,074 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (971 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 855 times.