Warning! Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Afternoon (Monday, June 10, 2024)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Monday, June 10, 2024, at 11:26 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Marapi has erupted 6 times.

Citing 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 to be approximately 600 meters above the peak or 3,491 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption of Mount Marapi was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Marapi is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on June 10, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIB showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 1.2 millimeters and a duration of 140 seconds.

Then, there were 5 tremor earthquakes with amplitudes of 1-14 millimeters and durations of 60-420 seconds, and 2 local tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.7-2.4 millimeters, S-P 2-2.1 seconds, and durations of 15-26 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Marapi and climbers/visitors/tourists not to enter and not to carry out activities within a 4.5-kilometer radius of the eruption center (Verbeek Crater) of Mount Marapi.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 980 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (403 times), while Mount Marapi erupted 190 times.