Mount Marapi Erupted on Tuesday Afternoon, Activity Status Set to Alert Level
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Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Tuesday (13/10/2026) at 12:02 WIB. Only one eruption was recorded at Mount Marapi over the past week.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption plume was not visually observed. This event was registered on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 16.6 mm and lasted 38 seconds.
(Read: Volcanic Eruption Trends Over Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity reports, Mount Marapi remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 13 October 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIB) recorded 1 emission earthquake (3.2 mm amplitude, 59 second duration).
Additionally, 5 deep volcanic earthquakes were detected (2.9-3.2 mm amplitude, 1.4-3.9 s S-P interval, 8-21 second duration), plus 3 local tectonic earthquakes (3.1-3.2 mm amplitude, 7.6-8 s S-P interval, 18-22 second duration).
PVMBG urges local residents, hikers, visitors and tourists not to enter or conduct activities within the 3 km exclusion zone around Mount Marapi's Verbeek Crater eruption centre.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 5,092 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,979 events, while Mount Marapi has erupted 58 times this year.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Most Active Volcanoes)
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