Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Morning (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Wednesday (14/1/2026) at 09:36 AM Western Indonesia Time. In the last week, Mount Marapi has erupted 2 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the observed ash column reached 1,600 meters above the peak (4,491 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity heading northeast. The eruption of Mount Marapi was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, Mount Marapi's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismicity observations on January 14, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 Western Indonesia Time, showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 30.3 millimeters and a duration of 35 seconds.

Then, 2 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 0.7-1.7 millimeters and durations of 111-338 seconds, as well as 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 0.5 millimeters and a duration of 15 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Marapi and hikers/visitors/tourists not to enter and not to carry out activities within a 3-kilometer radius from the center of activity (Verbeek Crater) of Mount Marapi.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 201 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (113 times) while Mount Marapi erupted 5 times.

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