Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Friday, April 11, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday, April 11, 2025, at 09:45 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 49 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 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 south. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 51 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 11, 2025, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 26 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 23-28 millimeters and durations of 34-58 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 37 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 3-9 millimeters and durations of 13-35 seconds, and 49 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 3-7 millimeters and durations of 13-32 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 2,745 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,272 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 1,063 times.