Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight, Ash Reaches 400 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 8:42 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 17 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to be approximately 400 meters above the peak or 1,725 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 73 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 19, 2025, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 16 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 17-28 millimeters and durations of 29-63 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 32 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-11 millimeters and durations of 17-59 seconds, and 4 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 5-13 millimeters and durations of 96-146 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 expansion towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,303 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,052 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 919 times.