Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Early This Morning (Wednesday, November 20, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 02.01 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 8 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 2,500 meters above the peak (4,084 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the 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 20, 2024, from 18.00 to 23.59 WITA showed 2 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 29.6-44 millimeters and durations of 290-294 seconds.

Then, there was 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 29.6 millimeters and a duration of 43 seconds, and 1 continuous tremor with an amplitude of 14.8-29.6 millimeters, dominant at 29.6 millimeters.

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 5,247 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,117 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 961 times.