Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, April 14, 2025)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday, April 14, 2025, at 6:16 AM WITA. This marks the second eruption in the past week.

According to information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column reached approximately 300 meters above the peak, or 1,884 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with moderate intensity, heading north and northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 11 millimeters and a duration of 62 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is currently at Alert Level III (Siaga). Observations from April 14, 2025, between 00:00 and 06:00 WITA, showed 8 instances of tremor with amplitudes ranging from 4.4 to 37 millimeters and durations of 25 to 69 seconds. There were also 3 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.4 to 37 millimeters, S-P intervals of 14.8 seconds, and durations of 67 to 203 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists to refrain from any activity within a 6-kilometer radius of the eruption center.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,812 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java experienced the most eruptions (1,287), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 252 times.