Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Thursday, April 24, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 12:09 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 54 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 None meters above the peak (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 48 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on April 24, 2025, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 11 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 14-28 millimeters and durations of 31-38 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 18 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 4-6 millimeters and durations of 23-34 seconds, and 25 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 3-8 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 5-kilometer sectoral expansion towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 3,166 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,389 eruptions), while Mount Ibu erupted 1,208 times.