Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Morning (Wednesday, 12 August 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday (12/8/2026) at 06:22 WITA. In the past week, this volcano has erupted 18 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 600 meters above the crater peak (2,184 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey, with thin to moderate intensity drifting southwards. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 22.2 mm and duration of 187 seconds.
(Read: Data on Number of Houses Submerged by Natural Disasters in Indonesia 2014-2024)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki remains at Alert Level III (Standby). Seismic monitoring between 00:00-06:00 WITA on 12 August 2026 recorded 2 eruption earthquakes (22.2 mm amplitude, 97-178 second duration), 2 exhalation earthquakes (2.9-4.4 mm amplitude, 33-34 second duration), and 1 non-harmonic tremor (2.2 mm amplitude, 79 second duration).
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within a 5 kilometre radius from the volcano's eruption centre.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 3,910 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,597 events, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 706 times.
(Read: Flooding: The Most Frequent Natural Disaster in Indonesia as of September 2025)
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