Warning! Mount Marapi Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, March 5, 2024)

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 7:59 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Marapi has erupted 13 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 29.3 millimeters and a duration of 48 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Marapi's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 5, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIB showed 19 times of tremor with amplitudes of 1-12.1 millimeters and durations of 30-128 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 3 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.7-2 millimeters and durations of 10-20 seconds, and 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 1.7 millimeters, S-P arrival time not observed, and a duration of 212 seconds.

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 367 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra has had the most eruptions with 124 eruptions.