Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon (Thursday, March 5, 2026)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday (March 5, 2026) at 16:45 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 8 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 1,200 meters above the peak (2,784 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray in color with thick intensity towards the northeast and east. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and a duration of 97 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on March 5, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 2 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.4-11 millimeters and durations of 47-77 seconds.

Then, 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and duration of 35 seconds, as well as 13 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 5.1-11 millimeters and durations of 53-235 seconds.

PVMBG advises 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.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 844 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (422 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 8 times.

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