Mount Ibu Erupts Again Today, Ash Column Reaches 2,500 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 7:51 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 44 times.

According to 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 2,500 meters above the peak (3,825 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast and east. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 77 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on January 4, 2025, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 14 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 18-28 millimeters and durations of 30-75 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 13 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 25-60 seconds, and 65 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 6-12 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 87 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (55 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 26 times.