Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Reaches 800 Meters Above Peak
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday (18/6/2026) at 15.29 WITA. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 53 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 800 meters above the crater peak, or 2384 meters above sea level.
The thick grey ash plume drifted north and northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 47.3 mm, lasting 49 seconds.
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki remains at Alert Level III. Seismic monitoring on 18 June 2026 06.00-12.00 WITA recorded 3 eruption earthquakes, 1 gas emission earthquake, and 10 non-harmonic tremor events.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within a 5 kilometer radius from the eruption centre. During 2026, Indonesia recorded 2777 volcanic eruptions nationwide; Mount Semeru recorded the highest count at 1294 eruptions, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki recorded 248 eruptions.
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