Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches Approximately 400 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 10:06 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 7 times.

According to 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 or 1,725 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 34 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on March 17, 2025, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 17 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 18-28 millimeters and durations of 33-110 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 64 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-15 millimeters and durations of 14-73 seconds, and 7 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-13 millimeters and durations of 42-104 seconds.

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

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,248 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,030 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 909 times.