Mount Marapi Erupted on Tuesday Night, Status is Alert

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) at 00:12 WIB. In the past week, Mount Marapi has erupted 3 times.

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

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 30.3 millimeters and a duration of 41 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Marapi is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on February 10, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 2 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 9.4-24.3 millimeters and earthquake durations of 35-44 seconds.

Then, 4 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 0.5-1.6 millimeters and earthquake durations of 26-59 seconds, as well as 2 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 0.6-4.6 millimeters and earthquake durations of 12-21 seconds.

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

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 542 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (278 eruptions) while Mount Marapi has erupted 17 times.

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