Mount Ibu Erupts Today, Status Raised to Highest Alert Level

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 1:20 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 32 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 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 53 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 21, 2025, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 63 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 7-28 millimeters and durations of 30-69 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 3 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 4-6 millimeters and durations of 28-49 seconds, and 23 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 6-18 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 5-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 6 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 560 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (292 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 237 times.