Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches 2,500 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (12/1/2025) at 05:44 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 58 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 2,500 meters above the peak or 3,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate to thick intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 88 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on January 12, 2025, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 8 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 14-28 millimeters and durations of 42-185 seconds.

Then, there were 2 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-4 mm and durations of 32-55 seconds, and 89 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-19 millimeters and durations of 14-68 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4.5-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 6 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 250 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (159 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 82 times.