Warning! Mount Ili Lewotolok Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, January 9, 2026)

Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday (Jan 9, 2026) at 13:01 WITA. In the last week, Mount Ili Lewotolok has erupted 6 times.

Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be around 300 meters above the peak (1,723 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to grey with moderate intensity towards the east. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 29.9 millimeters and a duration of 41 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, Mount Ili Lewotolok's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on January 9, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WITA showed 162 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 15.6-34.2 millimeters and earthquake durations of 40-50 seconds.

Followed by 296 exhalation earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.8-18.3 millimeters and durations of 23-60 seconds, and 1 harmonic earthquake with an amplitude of 11.7 millimeters and a duration of 170 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Ili Lewotolok, as well as visitors/climbers/tourists, not to enter or conduct activities within a 2-kilometer radius from the center of Mount Ili Lewotolok's activity, and sectorally to the south-southeast and west within 2.5 kilometers from the center of Mount Ili Lewotolok's activity.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 136 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (81 times) while Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted 6 times.

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