Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, October 10, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (10/10/2025) at 4:46 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 14 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 500 meters above the peak or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing at the time this report was made.

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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 October 10, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 72 eruption/explosive earthquakes with amplitudes of 11-28 millimeters and a duration of 30-69 seconds.

Subsequently, there were 13 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-15 millimeters and a duration of 32-133 seconds, and 79 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and a duration of 17-29 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a radius of 2.0 kilometers 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 6,613 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,599 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 2,368 times.

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