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 1000084
Name: Marapi (261140)
Lat/Lon: -0.38 , 100.47
Event Date: 29 Feb 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: 5
Inserted at: 15 Jan 2024 06:46 UTC

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Indonesia - Volcanic eruption (ECHO 04 Dec 2023)Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:49

  • On 3 December, Mount Marapi located in West Sumatra, increased its volcanic activity with volcanic ash emission and volcanic rocks. The ash column was observed 3,000 m above the peak.
  • According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) and the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), as of 3 December,  at least 11 people died, nine have been injured, 28 are still missing and a total of 75 people have been affected.
  • The authorities appealed to the people to stay outside the danger zone (3 km from the crater). 

Indonesia - Volcanic eruption, update (ECHO 06 Dec 2023)Wed, 06 Dec 2023 09:57

  • The activity of Mount Marapi, located in West Sumatra Province, is still ongoing and more than 45 eruptions have been recorded by the authorities.
  • The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) reports, as of 6 December, 15 fatalities and eight still missing people following the main eruption occurred on 3 December. Moreover, according to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), 12 people have been injured and 75 others affected.
  • Local and national authorities are still conducting rescue operations and are monitoring the activity of the volcano.
  • People around the volcano are asked not to carry out any activities at a distance of less than 3 km from the crater. In addition, people in four nearby sub-districts are advised to reduce activities outside the home and to wear masks when doing outdoor activities.
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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 13 Dec 2023 09:09.
PVMBG reported that eruptive activity at Marapi was ongoing during 6-12 December, though foggy and raining weather conditions often prevented visual observations of the summit. White-and-gray ash plumes rose 400-500 m and drifted NE, E, and W on 6 December. Eruptive events were recorded by the seismic network at 1009 on 6 December and at 0141 on 7 December though no ash emissions were observed. On 11 December white-and-gray ash plumes rose 200-400 m above the summit and drifted E and S. At 0805 that same day a dense gray ash plume rose 400 m above the summit and drifted N. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to stay 3 km away from the summit crater. Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
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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),