Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Height Around 500 Meters
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday (12/8/2026) at 15:11 WITA. In the past week, this volcano has erupted 22 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 500 meters above the crater peak, or 2084 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey, thick, drifting south and southwest. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 14.8 mm and 141 seconds duration.
(Read: Floods and Extreme Weather: Most Common Disasters in Indonesia 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Alert Level III. Seismic monitoring on 12 August 2026 06:00-12:00 WITA registered 3 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 4.4-22.2 mm, duration 128-187 sec), 1 emission earthquake, and 8 non-harmonic tremors.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 5 km radius from the volcano's eruption centre.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3922 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru recorded the most eruptions (1604 events), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki recorded 710 eruptions.
(Read: Floods Dominated Disaster Events in Indonesia Q1 2026)
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