Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Saturday, April 5, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 10:21 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 33 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 at approximately None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 37 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on April 5, 2025, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 22 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 23-28 millimeters and durations of 31-41 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 42 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 3-5 millimeters and durations of 17-28 seconds, and 44 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 3-6 millimeters and durations of 14-27 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 2,609 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,210 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 1,012 times.