Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Reaches 1,300 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 10:01 WITA (West Indonesia Time). In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 62 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 be approximately 1,300 meters above the peak (2,884 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and a duration of 81 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 March 2, 2025, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 3 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 14.8-29.6 millimeters and durations of 48-70 seconds.

Then, there were 3 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 3.7-5.1 millimeters and durations of 49-93 seconds, and 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 5.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 140-160 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-north-northeast sector up to 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,806 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (847 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 133 times.