Mount Ibu Erupts Again Early This Morning (Thursday, February 20, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 01.09 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 53 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 500 meters above the peak (1,825 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on February 20, 2025, from 12.00 to 18.00 WIT showed 23 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 54-143 seconds.

Then, there were 27 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-12 millimeters and durations of 14-55 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 3-10 millimeters and durations of 64-231 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 has recorded 1,410 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (699 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 615 times.