Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (28/1/2025) at 09.34 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 28 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 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 west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 59 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level IV (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on January 28, 2025, from 00.00-06.00 WIT showed 15 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 16-28 millimeters and durations of 32-60 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 17 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 25-45 seconds, and 99 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 6-12 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4.5-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 6 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 814 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (388 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 368 times.