Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts, public urged to avoid danger zone

Mount Ibu spewing volcanic material approximately 4,000 meters high during an eruption as observed from the Mount Ibu Volcano Observation Post in West Halmahera, North Maluku on January 11, 2025. - Photo by Handout / Indonesian Geological Agency / AFP

JAKARTA: (Bernama) Mount Ibu in Indonesia’s North Maluku province erupted on Saturday (Jan 11), sending an ash plume soaring 4,000 metres above the summit and prompting authorities to issue warnings to the public.

The eruption, which occurred in West Halmahera district at 7.35pm local time Saturday, lasted about three minutes and five seconds, releasing grey ash that drifted westward and glowing lava ejected up to two kilometres from the volcano’s crater.