Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Monday, April 7, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 2:56 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 13 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 None meters above the peak or 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 51 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT on April 7, 2025, showed 19 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 23-28 millimeters and durations of 39-50 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 24 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 3-7 millimeters and durations of 24-29 seconds, and 35 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 4-6 millimeters and durations of 17-22 seconds.

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

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,653 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,230 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 1,027 times.