Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Afternoon (Sunday, February 25, 2024)

Irfan Fadhlurrahman 25/02/2024 12:32 WIB

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Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at 12:30 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). The volcano has erupted 19 times in the past week.

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Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Afternoon (Sunday, February 25, 2024)

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Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at 12:20 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Marapi has erupted 19 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 12 millimeters and a duration of 44 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Marapi's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on February 25, 2024, from 06:00 to 12:00 WIB, showed 3 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 2.7-10.4 millimeters and durations of 26-51 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 16 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 1.1-8.6 millimeters and durations of 28-100 seconds, and 1 tornillo quake with an amplitude of 1.7 millimeters and a duration of 14 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Marapi, as well as climbers/visitors/tourists, not to enter or carry out activities within a 4.5-kilometer radius of the eruption center (Verbeek Crater) of Mount Marapi.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 271 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra has experienced the most eruptions, with 76 recorded events.

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