Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Column Reaches Approximately 400 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 7:36 AM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 21 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed at approximately 400 meters above the peak or 1,984 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 244 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on October 19, 2024, from 00.00 to 06.00 WITA showed 3 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.2-2.9 millimeters and durations of 9-12 seconds. Then, 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 10.5 millimeters, s-p not observed, and a duration of 88 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 North-Northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the Northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,507 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,837 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 809 times.