Warning! Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, March 9, 2026)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Monday (March 9, 2026) at 09.46 WIB. In the past week, Mount Marapi has erupted twice.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 1,600 meters above the peak (4,491 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the east. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 30.1 millimeters and a duration of 33.4 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Marapi is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on March 9, 2026 from 00.00-23.59 WIB showed 2 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 1.7-1.9 millimeters and durations of 89-247 seconds.

Then, 2 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.5-3.5 millimeters and durations of 7.6-10.4 seconds, as well as 3 deep volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.5-13 millimeters, s-p intervals of 1.4-3 seconds and durations of 7.5-22 seconds.

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

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 915 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (469 times) while Mount Marapi erupted 26 times.

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