Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Column 200 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (10/11/2025) at 4:58 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 5 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 around 200 meters above the peak or 1,525 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 41 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on November 10, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 71 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 32-94 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-13 millimeters and durations of 33-46 seconds, and 16 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 32-107 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a radius of 2 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 6,925 volcano eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,782 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 2,481 times.

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