Warning! Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, July 8, 2024)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Monday, July 8, 2024, at 09:17 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Marapi had only erupted once.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 1,000 meters above the peak (3,891 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 15.9 millimeters and a duration of 34 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Marapi's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on July 8, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 1 eruption with an amplitude of 30.3 millimeters and a duration of 34 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 tremors with amplitudes of 1.8-2.6 millimeters and durations of 50-54 seconds, and 1 shallow volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.1 millimeters and a duration of 16 seconds.

PVMBG advises that the public around Mount Marapi, as well as visitors/tourists and climbers, are prohibited from entering and carrying out activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the center of activity (Verbeek Crater) of Mount Marapi.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,516 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (670 times), while Mount Marapi erupted 216 times.