Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Friday, November 8, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday (November 8, 2024) at 10:23 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 30 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 1,000 meters above the peak (2,584 meters above sea level).

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

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level IV (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on November 8, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 47.3 millimeters and a duration of 1770 seconds.

Then, there were 3 tremors with amplitudes of 7.4-19.2 millimeters and durations of 52-87 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 5.9-10.5 millimeters and durations of 17-147 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out 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 4,907 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,970 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 893 times.