Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, April 18, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday, April 18, 2025, at 1:15 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 51 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 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 57 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on April 18, 2025, from 00.00 to 06.00 WIT showed 23 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 21-28 millimeters and durations of 31-42 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 37 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 3-8 millimeters and durations of 16-31 seconds, and 33 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 3-6 millimeters and durations of 11-24 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 2,936 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java experienced the most eruptions (1,337 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 1,142 times.