Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Today, Ash Column Reaches 9,000 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 04:47 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 35 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately 9,000 meters above the peak or 10,584 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest, west, and northwest. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level IV (Alert). Seismic observations on November 9, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 493 seconds.

Then, 1 volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 7.4 millimeters, s-p 1.9 seconds, and a duration of 9 seconds; and 1 local tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 47.3 millimeters, s-p unobserved, and a duration of 44 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 7-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, and a sectoral 8-kilometer radius in the Southwest-Northwest direction.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,942 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,980 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 898 times.