Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts on Sunday Night, Status Raised to Alert

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 6:35 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 16 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be approximately None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22.9 millimeters and a duration of 106 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on January 26, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 6 volcanic gas emissions with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 22-182 seconds.

Then, there was 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 399 seconds, and 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 23 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-north-northeast sector up to 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 764 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (370 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 32 times.