Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Reaches Approximately 700 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday, March 14, 2025, at 08.21 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 48 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 700 meters above the peak (2,025 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 74 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 14, 2025, from 18.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 16 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 16-28 millimeters and durations of 32-68 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 29 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 2-15 millimeters and durations of 14-61 seconds, and 11 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 27-84 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 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,154 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,002 eruptions), while Mount Ibu erupted 880 times.