Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches 700 Meters Above the Summit

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 10:29 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 17 times.

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

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west and northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 3.7 millimeters and a duration of 318 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Siaga/Alert). Observations of seismic activity on October 25, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 220 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 shallow volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 10.5 millimeters and a duration of 10 seconds, and 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 22.2 millimeters, S-P 18.9 seconds, and a duration of 94 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 Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and 4 kilometers in the northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,567 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,856 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 831 times.