Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Afternoon (Sunday, 9 August 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (9/8/2026) at 15.02 WITA. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 60 times.
According to eruption data from the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was unobserved. The event was recorded on seismograph with 11 mm maximum amplitude, 311 seconds duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is currently at Alert Level III. Seismic monitoring 06.00-12.00 WITA on 9 August 2026 recorded 2 eruption earthquakes (7.4-22.2 mm amplitude, 125-176 sec duration), 1 gas emission earthquake (3.7 mm, 44 sec), and 2 non-harmonic tremors (2.9-7.4 mm, 62-88 sec).
PVMBG urges surrounding residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 5 km of the volcano's eruption centre.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,840 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1,572 eruptions, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki recorded 686 eruptions.
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