Mount Ili Lewotolok Erupted Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Column 600 Meters Above Summit
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Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday (9/9/2026) at 05:56 WITA. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 7 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 600 meters above the summit, or 2,023 meters above sea level.
The grey, thick ash column drifted northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 40 mm and duration 44 seconds.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Most Active Volcanoes In The World)
MAGMA Indonesia activity reports place Mount Ili Lewotolok at Alert Level II (Advisory). Seismic monitoring on 9 September 2026 00:00-23:59 WITA logged 442 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 33.2-40 mm, duration 22-150 sec), 60 emission earthquakes (5.5-22.1 mm, 25-56 sec), and 1 harmonic tremor (11.1 mm, 102 sec).
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors, hikers and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, and within 3 km of the southern / southeastern flank of the volcano.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 4,510 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1760 events, while Mount Ili Lewotolok recorded 95 eruptions this year.
(Read: Countries With Most Active Volcanoes Worldwide: Indonesia Ranks First)
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