Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, March 12, 2025)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 10:03 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 10 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 800 meters above the peak or 2,384 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with low intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 102 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on March 12, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 83 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 6 puffing earthquakes with amplitudes of 4.4-7.4 millimeters and durations of 47-181 seconds, and 6 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 5.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 50-149 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-north-northeast sector up to 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,119 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (994 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 163 times.