Mount Ibu Erupts Again in the Early Hours of Today, Eruption Height Approximately 600 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 01:41 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 38 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 reach 600 meters above the peak or 1,925 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the east. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 63 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 28, 2025, from 12:00 to 18:00 WIT showed 18 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 19-28 millimeters and durations of 31-71 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 27 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 4-7 millimeters and durations of 25-39 seconds, and 31 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 3-9 millimeters and durations of 13-24 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 2,464 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,136 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 964 times.