Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted on Tuesday Afternoon, Status Set to Alert
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (14/7/2026) at 15.36 WITA. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 15 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 600 meters above the crater peak (2184 meters above sea level).
The thick grey ash column drifted northwards. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 29.6 mm amplitude and 59 seconds duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is currently at Activity Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 14 July 2026 06.00-12.00 WITA recorded 2 eruption earthquakes, 10 non-harmonic tremors, and 1 low-frequency earthquake.
PVMBG urges local communities, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within a 5 kilometer radius from the volcano eruption center.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 3,176 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,402 events, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki recorded 401 eruptions.
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