Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 12:25 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 20 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 (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 68 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on January 8, 2025, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 10 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 18-28 millimeters and durations of 42-70 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 30 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 25-65 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 4 millimeters and a duration of 85 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 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 158 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (107 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 44 times.