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Mount Marapi Erupts Thursday Afternoon, Status Raised to Alert

Irfan Fadhlurrahman 18/04/2024 15:57 WIB

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Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 3:29 PM Western Indonesian Time (WIB). Only one eruption had occurred in the previous week.

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Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 3:29 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Marapi had only erupted once.

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 26.7 millimeters and a duration of 34 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Marapi's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on April 18, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIB showed 3 instances of puffing earthquakes with amplitudes of 1-1.7 millimeters and durations of 20-109 seconds.

Then, there was 1 tornillo earthquake with an amplitude of 1 millimeter and a duration of 14 seconds, and 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 0.5-1 millimeter, predominantly 0.5 millimeters.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Marapi and 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 548 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (175 times), while Mount Marapi erupted 166 times.

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