Alert! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again Tonight (Thursday, 20 August 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday (20/8/2026) at 00:04 WITA. In the past week, this volcano has erupted 17 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. It was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 7.4 mm and duration of 82 seconds.
(Read: List of Provinces Affected by Floods and Landslides Early 2026)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is set at Activity Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 20 August 2026 18:00-23:59 WITA recorded 2 non-harmonic tremors, 43 distant tectonic earthquakes.
PVMBG urges local residents and tourists to avoid all activities within 5 km radius of the volcano eruption center.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,119 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru recorded the most eruptions (1,663 events), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 751 times.
(Read: Fatalities Distribution from Floods and Landslides in Aceh (9 December 2025))
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