Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Eruption Height 800 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday, June 28, 2024, at 7:31 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 ash column height was observed at approximately 800 meters above the peak (2,384 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 29.6 millimeters and a duration of 360 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 June 28, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 11.8 millimeters and a duration of 837 seconds.

Then, there were 2 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 6.6-9.6 millimeters and durations of 7 seconds, and 1 deep volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 7.4 millimeters, s-p 1.3 seconds, and a duration of 11 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and 4 kilometers in the northwest, north, and south-southeast directions from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,294 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (559 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 258 times.