Marapi volcano (Western Sumatra, Indonesia): eruptions became stronger, vigorous one appeared this morning

Powerful explosion from Marapi volcano this morning (image: PVMBG)

The eruptive phase at the volcano continues and it seems to be more intense than so far.

This affirms the latest powerful eruption at 09:41 local time this morning which generated a dense grey-to-black ash plume reaching a height of 12,000 ft (3,700 m) and extending to the north-northeast of the volcano.

The PVMBG volcano observatory reported a seismic signal with a maximum amplitude of 13.2 mm and a duration of 31 seconds.

Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi volcano activity update 11 January 2023

UPDATE

A same-sized eruption occurred at 11:33 local time today as well as at 08:25 local time.