Warning! Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, December 13, 2024)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 11:28 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Marapi has erupted 4 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed at approximately None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 30.2 millimeters and a duration of 29 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Marapi is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on December 13, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB, showed 1 local tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 4.6 millimeters, s-p 1.8 seconds, and a duration of 13 seconds. Then, there were 4 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 8.1-30.4 millimeters, s-p 12.1-16.9 seconds, and durations of 38-141 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Marapi and climbers/visitors/tourists not to enter or carry out activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center (Verbeek Crater) of Mount Marapi.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,905 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,440 times), while Mount Marapi erupted 257 times.