Mount Ibu Erupts Thursday Morning, Status Raised to Highest Alert Level

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (16/1/2025) at 09.09 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 59 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 700 meters above the peak or 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 42 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level IV (Alert). Seismic observations on January 16, 2025, from 00.00-06.00 WIT showed 41 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-28 millimeters and durations of 38-86 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 5 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 4-8 millimeters and durations of 35-37 seconds, and 42 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 14-21 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 5-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 6 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 386 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (229 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 142 times.