Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, April 25, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 00:53 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 61 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to reach None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 57 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on April 25, 2025, from 12:00 to 18:00 WIT showed 22 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 11-28 millimeters and durations of 36-83 seconds.

Then, there were 22 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-15 millimeters and durations of 18-58 seconds, as well as 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 5 millimeters and a duration of 95 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 3,188 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,395 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 1,215 times.