Mount Ili Lewotolok Erupted on Tuesday Morning, Activity Status Set to Alert Level
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Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (18/8/2026) at 09:02 WITA. Only one eruption occurred at this volcano in the past week.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 100 meters above the crater peak (1,523 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, with thick density drifting westwards. This eruption was still ongoing at the time this report was published.
(Read: Latest Five Earthquakes Recorded by BMKG (Saturday, 19 July 2025 13:53:43 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity reports, Mount Ili Lewotolok is currently at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 18 August 2026 between 00:00 - 23:59 WITA recorded 205 eruption earthquakes with 16.6-40 mm amplitude and 30-162 second duration.
Additionally, 109 explosion earthquakes (1.7-38.7 mm amplitude, 25-60 second duration) and 162 non-harmonic tremor events (1.7-40 mm amplitude, 91-563 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors, hikers and tourists to avoid entering or carrying out activities within a 2 kilometer radius from the volcano's active centre.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,082 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,649 events, while Mount Ili Lewotolok registered 65 eruptions.
(Read: 4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Bonin Islands Region)
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