Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, March 20, 2025)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 8:26 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 22 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be approximately 300 meters above the peak or 1,884 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the north and northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 29.6 millimeters and a duration of 71 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 20, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 20 volcanic gas emissions with amplitudes of 7.4-29.6 millimeters and durations of 25-124 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and a duration of 60 seconds, and 6 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.4-47.3 millimeters and durations of 33-50 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out 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 2,323 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,058 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 220 times.