Mount Ili Lewotolok Erupted Again This Morning, Ash Column 500 Meters Above Peak
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Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday (12/09/2026) at 06:18 WITA. In the past week, this volcano has erupted 28 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 500 meters above the crater peak (1923 meters above sea level).
The grey ash plume drifted westwards at moderate intensity. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 40 mm and lasted 46 seconds.
(Read: 4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 14 Km North of San Carlos)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ili Lewotolok remains at Alert Level II (Advisory). Seismic monitoring on 12 September 2026 (00:00-23:59 WITA) recorded 369 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 22.1-40 mm, duration 27-160 seconds).
Additionally, 4 rockfall earthquakes (8.8-40 mm amplitude, 41-98 sec duration) and 141 gas emission earthquakes (8.8-40 mm amplitude, 22-63 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors, hikers and tourists not to enter or conduct activities within 2 km radius, and 3 km radius for south and southeast sectors from the volcano active crater.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,585 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1786 events, while Mount Ili Lewotolok recorded 116 eruptions this year.
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