Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted again this morning (Thursday, July 4, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday (4/7/2024) at 07.26 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 20 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 700 meters above the peak (2,284 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 29.6 millimeters and a duration of 366 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 July 4, 2024, from 00.00-06.00 WITA showed 2 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 16.2-29.4 millimeters and durations of 239-1077 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 28 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3.7-40.4 millimeters and durations of 6-12 seconds, and 9 deep volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3.7-17.6 millimeters, s-p 0.8-2.8 seconds, and durations of 6-12 seconds.

PVMBG advises 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 4-kilometer radius in the northeast direction and a 5-kilometer radius in the northeast sector.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,431 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (632 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 293 times.