Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 05:09 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki had only erupted once.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 2,500 meters above the peak or 4,084 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with moderate to thick intensity towards the west. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level IV (Alert). Observations of seismicity on November 27, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 6 volcanic tremors with amplitudes of 5.9-9.6 millimeters and durations of 16-57 seconds.

Then, 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 7.4-11 millimeters and durations of 148-180 seconds, and 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 55 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 7-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,468 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,225 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 969 times.