Volcano in Indonesia
Marapi volcano: eruption status today
Updated
Marapi is active now: NASA lists an open volcanic activity event (latest report Dec 3, 2023) 0 earthquakes within 50 km in the past 7 days.
Live status of Marapi: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- Active (NASA EONET) latest report Dec 3, 2023
- Last eruption
- 1964 or later last significant: 2024
- Elevation
- 2,885 m 9,466 ft
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Bukittinggi 14 km NW
Is Marapi erupting right now?
NASA's Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) has an open volcanic event for Marapi, last updated Dec 3, 2023 (1058 days ago). EONET opens an event when agencies such as the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program report eruptive activity or unrest, and closes it when activity ends.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Marapi
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Marapi in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.
About Marapi
Marapi is a complex volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia, rising to 2,885 m (9,466 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Complex volcanoes have several vents or overlapping cones, so activity can shift between craters.
The nearest large town is Bukittinggi, about 14 km NW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Bukittinggi (14 km) earthquakes nearby
- Payakumbuh (25 km) earthquakes nearby
- Padang (65 km) earthquakes nearby
- Pekanbaru (147 km) earthquakes nearby
- Sungai Penuh (212 km)
- Padangsidempuan (237 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 374 km away. Volcanic ash melts in jet engines, so an explosive eruption can close airspace and cancel flights even far downwind.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
| Airport | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur (KUL) | 374 km | NNE |
Other volcanoes in Indonesia
Indonesia has 66 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 6 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Tandikat-Singgalang, 16 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.