Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Eruption Height 400 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 07.34 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 83 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to be approximately 400 meters above the peak (1,725 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 79 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 22, 2025, from 00.00 to 06.00 WIT showed 40 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 27-76 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 62 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 3-7 millimeters and durations of 14-42 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 40-89 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 1,476 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (719 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 645 times.