Alert! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Early This Morning (Thursday, March 5, 2026)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday (March 5, 2026) at 04:56 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 6 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 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 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 82 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on March 5, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WITA showed 2 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.4-11 millimeters and durations of 47-77 seconds.

Then, 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and duration of 35 seconds, as well as 13 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 5.1-11 millimeters and durations of 53-235 seconds.

PVMBG urges residents around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 4-kilometer radius of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption center.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 840 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (421 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 6 times.

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