Mount Marapi Erupted in the Early Hours of Thursday, Activity Level at Alert Level

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Thursday (March 19, 2026) at 02:29 WIB. In the past week, Mount Marapi has only erupted once.

Quoting 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 about None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 3.5 millimeters and a duration of 22 seconds.

(Read: Earthquakes to Droughts, These are the Natural Disasters That Often Occur in Indonesia Until Mid-2023)

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Marapi's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on March 19, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 1 explosion earthquake with an amplitude of 2.3 millimeters and a duration of 33 seconds.

Then, 1 non-harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 2.3 millimeters and a duration of 215 seconds, as well as 1 shallow volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.3 millimeters and a duration of 10 seconds.

PVMBG advises people around Mount Marapi, visitors/tourists, and hikers not to enter and carry out activities within a 3-kilometer radius of Mount Marapi's activity center (Verbeek Crater).

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,083 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (584 times) while Mount Marapi has erupted 28 times.

(Read: 4.5 M Earthquake Shakes 14 Km North of San Carlos,)