Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Marapi
in Indonesia

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Marapi Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000100
Name: Marapi (261140)
Lat/Lon: -0.38 , 100.47
Event Date: 29 Oct 2024 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 1190000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 4450000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 2
Population Exposure Index PEI: 6
Inserted at: 29 Oct 2024 07:41 UTC

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Indonesia - Volcanic eruption (ECHO 03 Nov 2024)Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:10

  • On 27 October, Mount Marapi, located in Agam City regency (West Sumatra province), increased its activity, and an ash column reached up to 2,000 m above the crater. 
  • According to media reports, following this eruption, the volcanic ash drifted westward over populated areas and spread for several kilometres, covering nearby villages and towns with thick volcanic residue.
  • In early December 2023, Marapi erupted and killed 24 people and injured several others.
  • The alert level of the volcano is at level 2, the community around Marapi and visitors should not enter and not carry out activities within a radius of 3 km from the eruption centre.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

The Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report provides information about global volcanism on a weekly basis. Latest Marapi report has been published on 23 Oct 2024 08:52.
The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that eruptive activity at Marapi (on Sumatra) was ongoing during 16-22 October. Daily white emissions rose 50-400 m above the summit and drifted in multiple directions. On 22 October at 0139 an ash emission rose 800 m above the summit and drifted NW. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to stay 3 km away from the active crater. Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JSR (1),