Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Reaches 400 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 11:56 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 18 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 reached 400 meters above the peak or 1,725 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 90 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on February 5, 2025, from 12:00 to 18:00 WIT showed 19 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 21-28 millimeters and durations of 49-70 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 17 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 19-52 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-26 millimeters and durations of 43-121 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 1,037 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (524 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 448 times.