Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Today, Volcanic Ash Reaches 700 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 10:57 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 19 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 700 meters above the peak or 2,284 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 47.3 millimeters and a duration of 649 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on June 6, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 6 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 19.9-47.3 millimeters and durations of 227-616 seconds.

Then, there was 1 puffing quake with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 36 seconds, and 6 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 5.1-15.9 millimeters and durations of 7-11 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 2-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and a sectoral 3-kilometer radius in the North-Northeast direction and a 5-kilometer radius in the Northeast sector.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 918 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (371 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 158 times.