Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, March 10, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 08.41 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 3 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 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 69 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 10, 2025, from 18.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 29 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 14-28 millimeters and durations of 24-41 seconds.

Then, there were 47 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 5-14 millimeters and durations of 9-24 seconds, and 37 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 3-6 millimeters and durations of 6-11 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 extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,031 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (956 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 835 times.