Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon (Monday, September 9, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday (September 9, 2024) at 12:52 WITA. This is the second eruption in the last week.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed at approximately 800 meters above the peak, or 2,384 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 10.3 millimeters and a duration of 552 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Siaga/Alert). Observations of seismic activity on September 9, 2024, from 06:00 to 12:00 WITA, showed 2 instances of puffing tremors with amplitudes of 2.2-2.9 millimeters and durations of 21-297 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.2-4.4 millimeters and durations of 71-686 seconds, and 1 shallow volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 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 northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,602 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,452 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 624 times.