Warning! Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Morning (Friday, June 7, 2024)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 10:57 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). This was only the mountain's single eruption in the past week.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, 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 west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 3 millimeters and a duration of 72 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Marapi's activity level is at Level III (Siaga/Alert). Observations of seismic activity from 00:00 to 06:00 WIB on June 7, 2024, showed 39 instances of tremor with amplitudes of 1.3-21.1 millimeters and durations of 17-160 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 hybrid/multiple-phase earthquake with an amplitude of 1.5 millimeters (s-p not observed) and a duration of 18 seconds, and 2 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1-2.2 millimeters and durations of 16-18 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Marapi and climbers/visitors/tourists to avoid entering and carrying out activities within a 4.5-kilometer radius of the eruption center (Verbeek Crater) of Mount Marapi.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 922 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (373 times), while Mount Marapi erupted 178 times.