Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Wednesday, December 10, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (10/12/2025) at 14:18 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 15 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).

The visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 20 millimeters and a duration of 37 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 10, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 93 eruption/volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 14-28 millimeters and durations of 53-86 seconds.

Additionally, there was 1 rockfall earthquake with an amplitude of 2 mm and a duration of 36 seconds, and 1 exhalation earthquake with an amplitude of 6 millimeters and a duration of 44 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 7,282 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,995 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 2,621 times.

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