Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon, Eruption Height Around 600 Meters
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday (April 24, 2026) at 16:49 WITA. In the past 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 is around 600 meters above the peak (2,184 meters above sea level).
The observed ash column is gray with thick intensity towards the southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 132 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 24, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 3 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-22.2 millimeters and durations of 81-160 seconds.
Then, 2 avalanche earthquakes with amplitudes of 4.4-7.4 mm and durations of 36-189 seconds, as well as 2 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.4 millimeters and durations of 31-37 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.
In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,645 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (855 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 49 times.
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