PVMBG: Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again, Six Eruptions Recorded Today

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (8/9/2024) at 10:21 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 36 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 700 meters above the peak or 2,284 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 12.58 millimeters and a duration of 274 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 September 8, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 2 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 1.48-3.7 millimeters and durations of 86-103 seconds.

Then, 1 puffing quake with an amplitude of 2.96 millimeters and a duration of 23 seconds, and 2 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2.96-4.44 millimeters and durations of 11-13 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and 4 kilometers in the northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,595 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,449 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 622 times.