Alert! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again Tonight (Tuesday, 14 July 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (14/7/2026) at 18:49 WITA. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 16 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 500 meters above the crater peak, or 2084 meters above sea level.
The thick grey ash column drifted west and northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 22.2 mm, lasting 117 seconds.
(Read: Diseases Affecting Sumatra Flood Victims as of 5 December 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is currently at Alert Level III (Standby). Seismic monitoring between 12:00-18:00 WITA on 14 July 2026 recorded 3 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 22.2-29.6 mm, duration 59-189 sec), 3 non-harmonic tremor events (7.4-11 mm, 89-137 sec), and 3 low-frequency earthquakes (2.9-7.4 mm, 18-29 sec).
PVMBG warned local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within a 5 kilometer radius from the eruption centre.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 3179 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most events at 1403 eruptions, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 402 times.
(Read: Update on Damaged Facilities From Sumatra Floods & Landslides (11 December 2025))
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