Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again Tonight (Monday, 10 August 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday (10/8/2026) at 19.00 WITA. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 6 times.
Based on eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 800 meters above the summit (2384 meters above sea level).
The thick grey ash column drifted towards west and northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 44.4 mm and duration of 365 seconds.
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According to MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki remains at Alert Level III (Standby). Seismic monitoring between 12.00-18.00 WITA on 10 August 2026 recorded 1 eruption earthquake with 22.2 mm amplitude lasting 160 seconds.
Additionally, 7 non-harmonic tremor events (3.7-7.4 mm amplitude, 55-149 second duration) and 1 low-frequency earthquake (5.9 mm amplitude, 21 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within a 5 kilometer radius from the volcano eruption center.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded a total of 3,866 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,579 events, followed by Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki with 694 eruptions.
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