Lewotobi Laki-laki Volcano Erupts Saturday Morning; Status Raised to Alert

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at 05.06 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 22 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 to be approximately 600 meters above the peak (2,184 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 47.3 millimeters and a duration of 176 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 June 29, 2024, from 18.00 to 23.59 WITA showed 1 rockfall earthquake with an amplitude of 19.9 mm and a duration of 38 seconds.

Then, 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 25 seconds, and 8 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3.7-7.4 millimeters and durations of 7-11 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out 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 northwest, north, and south-southeast directions from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,316 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (569 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 263 times.