Mount Marapi Erupts on Tuesday Morning, Status is Alert

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Tuesday (2/12/2025) at 10:34 AM WIB. In the last week, Mount Marapi only erupted once.

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 to be approximately None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 30.3 millimeters and a duration of 51 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Marapi's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismicity observations on December 2, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIB showed 3 exhalation earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.3-2.3 millimeters and durations of 27-54 seconds.

Subsequently, there were 4 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 1.1-1.9 millimeters and durations of 80-145 seconds, and 1 deep volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.8 millimeters, s-p 2.1 seconds, and a duration of 29 seconds.

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

Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 7,151 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,905 times), while Mount Marapi erupted 116 times.

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