Volcano in Indonesia
Sorikmarapi volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Sorikmarapi is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 1892 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Sorikmarapi: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1964 or later last significant: 1892
- Elevation
- 2,145 m 7,038 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Padangsidempuan 83 km NNW
Is Sorikmarapi erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Sorikmarapi right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1892. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
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 Sorikmarapi
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Sorikmarapi 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 Sorikmarapi
Sorikmarapi is a stratovolcano in Sumatra, Indonesia, rising to 2,145 m (7,038 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.
The nearest large town is Padangsidempuan, about 83 km NNW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Padangsidempuan (83 km) earthquakes nearby
- Bukittinggi (144 km) earthquakes nearby
- Payakumbuh (158 km)
- Rantauprapat (161 km)
- Padang (203 km)
- Pekanbaru (212 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 333 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) | 333 km | NE |
Other volcanoes in Indonesia
Indonesia has 66 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 7 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Tandikat-Singgalang, 149 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.