Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 9:23 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 33 times.

Based on 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 800 meters above the peak (2,125 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate to thick intensity towards the west. 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, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on January 28, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 15 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 20-28 millimeters and durations of 46-84 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 13 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-15 millimeters and durations of 20-55 seconds, and 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-6 millimeters and durations of 81-85 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 827 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (395 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 373 times.