Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, March 12, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 9:14 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 35 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 be approximately 500 meters above the peak (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 55 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on March 12, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 21 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 19-28 millimeters and durations of 33-75 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 16 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 3-6 millimeters and durations of 21-42 seconds, and 32 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 3-4 millimeters and durations of 15-16 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 recorded 2,116 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (992 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 867 times.