Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Reaches Approximately 800 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 08.34 WITA (West Indonesia Time). In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 14 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed at approximately 800 meters above the peak (2,384 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 11.8 millimeters and a duration of 444 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismicity on July 24, 2024, from 00.00 to 06.00 WITA showed 6 tremor events with amplitudes of 6.66-19.24 millimeters and durations of 24.63-54.36 seconds. Furthermore, there were 4 deep volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 5.92-47.36 millimeters, s-p 1.36-1.89 seconds, and durations of 13.82-21.36 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and within 4 kilometers in the northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,004 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (720 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 408 times.