Bukittinggi, shesocial Indonesia
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Mountain
Marapi
which is in the Tanah Datar Regency and Agam Regency, West Sumatra, erupted twice in a range of less than two hours on Tuesday (8/13).
The eruption is accompanied by a 1,600 meter high volcanic ash or 1.6 kilometer from the top.
The Head of the Marapi Volcanic Observer Post Officers (PGA), Ahmad Rifandi said, the last eruption occurred at 08.39 WIB.Previously, the eruption also occurred at 07.10 WIB.
If in the first eruption, the height of volcanic ash is not observed due to weather conditions, in the second eruption recorded the height of the ash column reaches 1.6 kilometers.
“There was an eruption of Mount Marapi on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 07.10 WIB which was recorded in the seismogram with an amplitude of 19.6 millimeters,” Ahmad Rifandi said in a written statement received
shesocialIndonesia.com
.
The eruption is accompanied by volcanic ash from the top, but the height is not visually observed, due to weather conditions.
“The height of the ash column is not observed, but the eruption duration is around 34 seconds,” he said.
Then, Ahmad Rifandi again delivered the eruption information.
“There has been an eruption of Mount Marapi, West Sumatra on August 12, 2025 at 08.39 WIB with the height of the ash column observed 1,600 meters above the peak,” he said.
He explained, the ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick jntensity leaning northeast.
“The ash column is observed to be white to gray with thick intensity leaning to the northeast. This eruption is recorded in a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 30.4 millimeters and this temporary duration is 34 seconds,” he explained.
Marapi is currently alert II alert.Residents are asked to be aware of increasing this activity.
People around Mount Marapi and climbers, visitors, tourists are asked not to enter and do not carry out activities in the radius area of 3 kilometers from the center of crater activity.
(Ned/Ugo)
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