An intense explosion occurred from the volcano this afternoon.
At about 15:16 local time, the volcano has been generating continuous abundant grey ash emissions from the summit crater. A height of the ash plume is unknown so far, and was not reported neither the VAAC Darwin nor the PVMBG volcano observatory.
Seismic recordings reported a maximum amplitude of 30.1 mm and a duration of 89 seconds.
If the flux of magma continues to accumulate in the volcano’s conduit, a likelihood of higher magnitude explosive eruption increases associated with glowing lava bombs, lapilli and dense ash emissions within a 4.5 km radius from the Verbeek Crater.
The alert level for the volcano remains at Level III (Siaga) since 11 January.
Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi volcano activity update 5 February 2024
Mount Marapi (not to be confused with Mount Merapi) erupted this afternoon, causing booms and vibrations felt up to 4.5 km away according to @InfoFPMKI Video via: bukittinggiku on YT #GunungMarapi #Marapi #Gunung #Volcano #eruption #Indonesia pic.twitter.com/dQ9g0a0wIQ
— Volcaholic (@volcaholic1) February 5, 2024