Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again in the Early Hours of Today, Ash Reaches 700 Meters Above the Summit

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 03:14 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 11 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 (2,284 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 50 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 March 8, 2025, from 18:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 6 volcanic gas emissions with amplitudes of 4.4-22 millimeters and durations of 35-77 seconds.

Then, there were 3 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 4.4-5.9 millimeters and durations of 58-99 seconds, and 2 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 4.4-5.9 millimeters, s-p 12.8-36 seconds, and durations of 33-69 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-north-northeast sector up to 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,957 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (920 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 149 times.