Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight, Ash Column Reaches 1,000 Meters Above the Summit

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 00:59 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 16 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed at approximately 1,000 meters above the peak or 2,584 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and a duration of 82 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on February 22, 2025, from 18:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 9 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 5.9-29.6 millimeters and durations of 63-242 seconds.

Then, there were 10 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 34-150 seconds, as well as 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 175 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-north-northeast sector up to 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,467 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (717 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 64 times.