Mount Ibu Lontarkan Abu Volcanic Up To 600 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku ejected volcanic ash up to 600 meters on Saturday (4/10/2025). BETWEEN/HO-Mother's PGA

JAKARTA - The Mother's Volcano Observation Post (PGA) in West Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, on Saturday morning reported Mount Ibu eruptions and ejected volcanic ash up to 600 meters high from the top of the mountain.

"The eruption at around 00.42 WIT with a column height of ash was observed as high as 600 meters," said PGA Ibu officer, Richard Chaniago, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, October 4.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity leaning towards the West and this eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 28 mm and a duration of > 59 seconds.

He explained that currently the condition of the volcano as high as 1,325 meters above sea level is still in Alert or Level II status.

Therefore, the people around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists should not move within a 2 kilometer radius and the sectoral expansion is 3.5 kilometers to the crater opening in the northern part of the active crater of Mount Ibu.

"If ash rains, people who are active outside the home are advised to wear masks and glasses," he said.

All parties are also advised to maintain the conduciveness of the atmosphere in the community, not spread false narratives, and not be provoked by unclear issues.

"People should always follow directions from the regional government," he said in a statement.

The West Halmahera Regency Government is asked to always coordinate with the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation in Bandung or with the Mount Ibu Observation Post in Gam Ici Village to get direct information about the activities of Mount Ibu.