Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Height Around 1,800 Meters
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday (April 25, 2026) at 06:46 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 20 times.
Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 1,800 meters above the peak (3,384 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the north and northeast. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 10.5 millimeters and a duration of 429 seconds.
(Read: Hundreds of Natural Disasters Occurred Until Early April 2024, Floods Were the Most Common)
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on April 25, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WITA showed 3 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.4-18.5 millimeters and durations of 110-222 seconds.
Additionally, there was 1 collapse earthquake with an amplitude of 5.9 mm and duration of 34 seconds, as well as 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 5.1-29.6 millimeters and durations of 33-38 seconds.
PVMBG advises residents around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 4-kilometer radius of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption center.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,661 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (863 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 52 times.
(Read: Floods Dominated Natural Disasters in Indonesia in Late February 2024)
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