Warning! Mount Ili Lewotolok Erupts Again Early This Morning (Saturday, February 21, 2026)

Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday (February 21, 2026) at 04:42 WITA. In the past week, Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted only once.

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 observed was around None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 5.8 millimeters and a duration of 34 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Ili Lewotolok is at Level III (Alert). Earthquake observations on February 21, 2026 from 18:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 45 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.8-9.4 millimeters and durations of 32-43 seconds. Then, 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 1.8 millimeters, no s-p wave observed, and a duration of 61 seconds.

PVMBG urges residents around Mount Ili Lewotolok as well as visitors/climbers/tourists not to enter and not carry out activities within a 3-kilometer radius from the center of Mount Ili Lewotolok's activity.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 704 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (375 times) while Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted 23 times.

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