Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts on Sunday Afternoon, Status at Alert Level
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (April 26, 2026) at 14:07 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 24 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 400 meters above the peak (1,984 meters above sea level).
The observed ash column was gray with thick intensity heading west. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 243 seconds.
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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on April 26, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 2 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 5.9-10.5 millimeters and durations of 133-429 seconds.
Then, 5 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-14.8 millimeters and durations of 33-48 seconds, as well as 23 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 69-131 seconds.
PVMBG urges residents around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 4-kilometer radius of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption center.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,675 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (867 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 56 times.
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