Lewotolok Volcano Erupts on Monday Night, Status Remains on Alert

Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday, March 3, 2025, at 11:26 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Ili Lewotolok has erupted 8 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 was observed at approximately None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 9.6 millimeters and a duration of 30 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ili Lewotolok is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 3, 2025, from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 25 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 4.5-23.1 millimeters and durations of 31-50 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 157 tremor events with amplitudes of 1.1-16.6 millimeters and durations of 17-61 seconds, and 4 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 1.7-2.9 millimeters and durations of 73-104 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ili Lewotolok, as well as visitors/climbers/tourists, not to enter or conduct activities within a 2-kilometer radius of the center of Mount Ili Lewotolok's activity. The residents of Lamatokan and Jontona villages should remain vigilant against potential hazards from lava collapses/landslides from the eastern part of the peak/crater of Mount Ili Lewotolok.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,851 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (866 times), while Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted 30 times.