Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Reaches 500 Meters Above Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (24/11/2025) at 4:52 PM 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 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 northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 54 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on November 24, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 73 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 30-99 seconds.

Additionally, there were 3 exhalation quakes with amplitudes of 3-6 millimeters and durations of 34-36 seconds, and 9 harmonic quakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 40-78 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 7,030 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,819 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 2,547 times.

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