Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, March 17, 2025)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 10:12 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 7 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 900 meters above the peak or 2,484 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the north and northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 132 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Siaga/Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 17, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 6 volcanic gas emissions with amplitudes of 4.4-7.4 millimeters and durations of 31-258 seconds. There was also 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 86 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct 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 2,262 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,035 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 205 times.