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October 26, 2024 | 09:25 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The West Sumatra volcano Mount Marapi erupted on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The eruption was recorded on the seismogram of the Marapi Volcano Monitoring Post with a column of 1,000 meters above the summit.
"Ash column of about 1,000 meters observed from the summit. Meanwhile, if measured from sea level, the height of the ash column reaches 3,891 meters," said Aziz Yuliawan, an officer at the Marapi Volcano Monitoring Post, in a written report on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
The eruption occurred at 17:10 Western Indonesia Time. The ash column was grayish in color and emitted with moderate intensity. "The ash tends to head northwest," he said. The eruption was recorded on the seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 4.7 millimeters in 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Residents living within a 3-kilometer radius of the crater are advised not to engage in outdoor activities. People are also urged to wear masks and eye/skin protection in case of ashfall to avoid health problems such as respiratory infection or ISPA.
Earlier, the Marapi Monitoring Post also recorded a volcanic eruption activity at 13:08 with a column height of 800 meters above the summit for 7 minutes and 23 seconds.
The status of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra is still at Level III or Caution. The mountain, located in the regency of Agam and Tanah Datar, has erupted 231 times this year.
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