Increasingly towering bright column of lava bombs from Marapi last night (image: PVMBG)
The explosive eruption at the volcano continues.
Another powerful explosion occurred from the crater vent last night. At about 03:20 local time, a tall glowing dome-shaped column rose several hundreds of meters above the summit, producing incandescent lava bombs. The event is highly likely to be classified as a paroxysm.
The volcano observatory reported a seismic signal with a maximum amplitude of 20 mm and a duration of 98 seconds.
In order to mitigate the current risk, people are advised to avoid the area within a 4.5 km radius of 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 28 March 2024