Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Today, Status Raised to Highest Alert Level

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday, November 11, 2024, at 01:54 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki only erupted once.

According to 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).

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level IV (Alert). Seismic observations on November 11, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 37 millimeters and a duration of [duration missing] seconds.

Then, 19 tremor earthquakes with amplitudes of 14.8-40.7 millimeters and durations of 20-712 seconds, and 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and a duration of 37 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 7-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, and a sectoral 9-kilometer radius in the Southwest-Northwest direction.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,030 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,020 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 919 times.