Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Today, Status on Alert
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (April 26, 2026) at 05:21 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 22 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column observed is around None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).
No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 246 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 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 advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 4-kilometer radius from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,669 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (865 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 54 times.
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