Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Afternoon (Wednesday, 8 July 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday (8/7/2026) at 17:26 WITA. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 37 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 800 meters above the crater peak (2384 meters above sea level).
The thick grey ash column drifted west and northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 22.2 mm and lasted 154 seconds.
(Read: Fatalities from Natural Disasters in Indonesia Surged in 2024)
As per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki remains at Alert Level III. Seismic monitoring between 12:00-18:00 WITA on 8 July 2026 recorded 7 eruption earthquakes, 10 explosion earthquakes, and 12 non-harmonic tremor events.
PVMBG advises all local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within a 5 kilometer radius from the volcano's eruption center.
As of 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has documented 3,031 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru recorded the highest eruptions (1,351 events), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki recorded 351 eruptions.
(Read: Natural Disaster Casualty Count in Indonesia up to 8 July 2025)
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