Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Saturday, August 17, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 10:02 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 33 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 655 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 August 17, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 2 instances of tremor with amplitudes of 2.9-10.5 millimeters and durations of 104-166 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 2.2 millimeters and a duration of 415 seconds, and 3 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 4.4-5.5 millimeters and durations of 11-13 seconds.

PVMBG advises 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 North-Northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the Northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,877 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,072 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 517 times.