Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Morning, Eruption Height 300 Meters Above Peak

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Sunday (2/11/2025) at 05:11 AM WIB. In the last week, Mount Marapi has only erupted once.

Citing 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 around 300 meters above the peak or 3,191 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 3.8 millimeters and a duration of 22 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, Mount Marapi's activity level is at Level II (Waspada/Alert). Seismic observations on November 2, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIB, showed 1 exhalation earthquake with an amplitude of 5.7 millimeters and a duration of 30 seconds.

Subsequently, there were 12 local tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.3-30.3 millimeters, s-p times of 3.2-8.5 seconds, and durations of 23-62 seconds, as well as 4 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.7-23.8 millimeters, s-p times of 13.4-31.6 seconds, and durations of 50-139 seconds.

PVMBG urges communities around Mount Marapi and hikers/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 6,873 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,741 times), while Mount Marapi erupted 112 times.

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