Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, October 13, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (10/13/2025) at 05:52 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 2 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 around 700 meters above the peak (2,025 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to 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 37.64 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on October 13, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 78 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 12-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 34-149 seconds.

Then, 18 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and earthquake durations of 19-84 seconds, and 83 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-11 millimeters and earthquake durations of 17-29 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a radius of 2.0 kilometers 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 6,635 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,614 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 2,374 times.

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