Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Thursday, February 27, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 06:38 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 53 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately 600 meters above the peak (1,925 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be 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 73 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on February 27, 2025, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT, showed 21 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 11-28 millimeters and durations of 34-86 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 40 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-6 millimeters and durations of 31-44 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 6 millimeters and a duration of 53 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 1,677 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (797 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 717 times.