Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Column 700 Meters High Above Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (15/10/2025) at 08:36 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 11 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, 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 grey with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 20 millimeters and a duration of 50.85 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on October 15, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 80 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 33-156 seconds.

Subsequently, 1 exhalation earthquake with an amplitude of 8 millimeters and an earthquake duration of 41 seconds, and 14 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-6 millimeters and earthquake durations of 28-115 seconds occurred.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a radius of 2.0 kilometers and a sectoral expansion of 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 6,657 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,620 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 2,383 times.

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