Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Sunday, March 23, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 3:30 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 31 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 (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 58 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on March 23, 2025, from 00.00 to 06.00 WIT showed 10 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 22-28 millimeters and durations of 29-34 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 22 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 4-6 millimeters and durations of 25-40 seconds, and 32 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 3-5 millimeters and durations of 9-19 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,366 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,083 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 933 times.