Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches Approximately 800 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 6:28 AM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 17 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 800 meters above the peak or 2,384 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the north. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 74 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 00:00 to 06:00 AM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and a duration of 82 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 16 tremor earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-22.2 millimeters and durations of 34-95 seconds, and 1 local tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 14.8 millimeters, S-P 4 seconds, and a duration of 27 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 1,475 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (719 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 65 times.