Alert! Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Morning (Thursday, January 8, 2026)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Thursday (1/8/2026) at 08:41 WIB. In the past week, Mount Marapi has erupted 3 times.

Reporting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) through the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed reaching None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

Visuals of the eruption were not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 16 millimeters and a duration of 17 seconds.

(Read: Forest and Land Fire Hotspots in South Sumatra Increased in Mid-October 2023)

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Marapi is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on January 8, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIB showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 3 millimeters and a duration of 24 seconds.

Additionally, 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 2.5 millimeters and a duration of 45 seconds occurred, as well as 1 shallow volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 20 seconds.

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

During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 117 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (71 times), while Mount Marapi erupted 3 times.

(Read: Nearly 5 Thousand Natural Disasters in Indonesia Throughout 2023, Forest Fires Dominate)