Mount Marapi’s Volcanic Ash Column Soaring
Mount Marapi in West Sumatra, has again erupted. The height of Mount Marapi’s ash column was soaring, from 250-300 m above its peak in the beginning, to between 800 m and 500 m on Wednesday (11/1/2023).
Mount Marapi in Agam and Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, experienced an eruption, Wednesday (11/1/2023) at 09.41. The height of the ash column is about 500 meters above the top of the mountain.
PADANG, KOMPAS — Mount Marapi located in Agam and Tanah Datar regencies, West Sumatra, has again erupted. The column of volcanic ash belched out this time was even higher, reaching 1 kilometer, the highest since its first eruption on Saturday (7/1/2023).
The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) of the Geological Agency, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, recorded the eruption at 10.58 on Thursday (12/1). The height of the ash column was observed at around 1,000 meters or 1 km above its summit.