Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, April 14, 2026)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) at 08:21 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 4 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 approximately 400 meters above the peak or 1,984 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 115 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 (Warning). Earthquake observations on April 14, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WITA showed 1 eruption/explosion earthquake with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 60 seconds.

Then, 5 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-22.2 millimeters and durations of 31-37 seconds, as well as 10 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 67-170 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents 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 1,459 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (786 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 24 times.

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