Why in news Mount Ibu in eastern Indonesia erupted over 1,000 times in January 2025, with 1,079 eruptions recorded by Indonesia’s Geologi...
Why in news
Mount Ibu in eastern Indonesia erupted over 1,000 times in January 2025, with 1,079 eruptions recorded by Indonesia’s Geological Agency.
The eruptions have sent ash columns up to 4 km into the sky.
Authorities ordered the evacuation of 3,000 people from six villages near the volcano.
Mount Ibu
Mount Ibu is a stratovolcano at the north-west coast of Halmahera island, Indonesia.
The summit is truncated and contains nested craters.
Mount Ibu sits within the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire" that has 127 active volcanoes.
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