Mount Ibu Erupts Again in the Early Hours of Today, Volcanic Ash Reaches 500 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 02:20 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 9 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 500 meters above the peak or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 108 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on February 3, 2025, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 18 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 61-123 seconds.

Then, there were 29 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-16 millimeters and durations of 14-50 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 6-8 millimeters and durations of 69-250 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a 5-kilometer sectoral expansion towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,003 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (499 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 439 times.