Pada tanggal 3 Desember 2023, gunung berapi tersebut meletus, menyebabkan 2324 pendaki tewas.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mount Marapi: |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67621787|access-date=2023-12-05|website=[[BBC]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-12-04|title=|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/04/mount-marapi-eruption-indonesia-hikers-found-dead|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2023-12-04}}</ref> Abu mencapai ketinggian 3.000 meter (9.800 kaki) dan jatuh di wilayah terdekat yang menyebabkan hujan pasir dibeberapa daerah sekitar gunung serta polusi udara. Zona eksklusi seluas 3 kilometer (1,9 mil) diumumkan.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 December 2023|title=Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesias-marapi-volcano-erupts-spewing-ash-2023-12-03/|website=Reuters|language=en|access-date=4 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=4 December 2023|title=Climbers killed survivors found Marapi Indonesia volcano erupt|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-04|work=ABC Australia|language=en|access-date=2023-12-04}}</ref>
