Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, March 4, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 7:50 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 16 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately 700 meters above the peak (2,025 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 86 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 4, 2025, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 26 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 17-28 millimeters and durations of 28-55 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 32 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-3 millimeters and durations of 16-25 seconds, and 39 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-5 millimeters and durations of 5-18 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 1,860 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (871 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 777 times.