Warning! Mount Marapi Erupts Again Early This Morning (Sunday, February 8, 2026)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Sunday (February 8, 2026) at 04:32 WIB. In the past week, Mount Marapi has erupted 4 times.

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

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 6.4 millimeters and a duration of 22 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Marapi is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on February 8, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 5 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 0.7-3.6 millimeters and earthquake durations of 23-35 seconds.

Then, 1 non-harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 1.6 millimeters and an earthquake duration of 106 seconds, as well as 2 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1-4.7 millimeters and earthquake durations of 8-15.4 seconds.

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

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 511 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (267 times) while Mount Marapi has erupted 14 times.

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