Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, December 2, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) at 09:17 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 height of the ash column was observed to be approximately None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 80 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 December 2, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 86 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 30-106 seconds.

Additionally, there were 3 puff earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-10 millimeters and durations of 31-37 seconds, and 11 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-20 millimeters and durations of 27-65 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 7,149 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,904 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 2,581 times.

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