Mount Marapi Erupsi, Lontarkan Abu Volcanik As High As 500 Meters

Archives - Eruption of Mount Marapi in Agam Regency, West Sumatra. BETWEEN/Muhammad Zulfikar

PADANG - Mount Marapi, located in Agam Regency and Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra), erupted again and ejected 500 meters of volcanic ash.

"There was an eruption of Mount Marapi at 19.08 WIB with a column height of ash being observed 500 meters above the peak," said Mount Marapi observation officer Teguh as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, December 31,

The ash column is observed to be gray with thick intensity leaning towards the northeast. This eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 30 millimeters, with a duration of about 28 seconds.

Currently, Mount Marapi is at level II (alert) status. The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) issued a number of recommendations, including the community, climbers or visitors were asked not to enter or carry out activities within a radius of three kilometers from the eruption center (Kawah Verbeek) of Mount Marapi.

In addition, PVMBG also urges people living around valleys, rivers or banks that originate at the top of Mount Marapi to always be aware of the potential threat of lahar hazards that can occur, especially during the rainy season.