Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight, Ash Column Reaches 1,500 Meters Above Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday, February 28, 2025, at 10:26 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 76 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 1,500 meters above the peak or 2,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 100 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on February 28, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 25 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 13-28 millimeters and durations of 31-69 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 57 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 4-14 millimeters and durations of 17-42 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 3-14 millimeters and durations of 40-91 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 1,737 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (824 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 740 times.