Lewotobi Laki-laki Volcano Erupts Wednesday Night; Alert Level Raised

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 10:14 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 17 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 47.3 millimeters and a duration of 331 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on June 19, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 47.3 millimeters and a duration of 648 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 38 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3.7-14.8 millimeters and durations of 7-11 seconds, and 10 deep volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 4.4-29.6 millimeters, s-p 0.8-1.7 seconds, and durations of 9-15 seconds.

PVMBG urges 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 a sectoral radius of 4 kilometers in the North-Northeast direction and 5 kilometers in the Northeast sector.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,206 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (529 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 220 times.