Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts on Sunday Afternoon, Activity Level at Alert Level
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (April 26, 2026) at 12:57 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 23 times.
Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is around 1,000 meters above the peak or 2,584 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 8.8 millimeters and a duration of 348 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 (Alert). Earthquake observations on April 26, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 2 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 5.9-10.5 millimeters and durations of 133-429 seconds.
Then, 5 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-14.8 millimeters and durations of 33-48 seconds, as well as 23 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 69-131 seconds.
PVMBG urges residents around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 4-kilometer radius of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption center.
In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,674 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (867 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 55 times.
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