Indonesia's Mount Merapi Blasts Ash 1,600 Meters High
Seismic monitoring equipment captured the early-morning blast on the volcanic peak, recording tremors with a maximum amplitude of 28.6 millimeters that persisted for approximately 31 seconds, a news agency reported. PGA officer Ahmad Rifandi in Padang provided the technical data to the state-run news agency.
"The eruption was still ongoing when the report was made," Rifandi said.
No fatalities or structural damage have been documented thus far.
Officials maintain the volcano at Alert Level II status, enforcing a strict exclusion zone that bars all civilians, tourists, and visitors from entering areas within three kilometers of the eruption center.
Authorities have issued additional warnings about cold lava flows, which pose significant risks to populations residing near waterways flowing from Marapi's summit.
The 2,891-meter stratovolcano—standing nearly 9,500 feet tall—dominates Sumatra's landscape, where government officials have maintained long-standing restrictions preventing access within three kilometers of its crater.
Marapi represents one of roughly 130 active volcanoes throughout Indonesia, a nation positioned along the Ring of Fire—a horseshoe-shaped belt encircling the Pacific Ocean notorious for intense seismic and volcanic phenomena.
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