Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Early This Morning (Sunday, April 19, 2026)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (April 19, 2026) at 03:21 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 12 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column observed is around None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 74 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on April 19, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 16 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.2-4.4 millimeters and earthquake durations of 60-155 seconds.

Then, 7 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 3.7-7.4 millimeters and durations of 21-30 seconds, as well as 1 deep volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters, s-p 0.9 seconds, and duration of 16 seconds.

PVMBG urges residents around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 4-kilometer radius from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,551 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (826 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 32 times.

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