Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Reaches Approximately 2,500 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday, November 15, 2024, at 08:26 WITA (West Indonesia Time). In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 30 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 2,500 meters above the peak or 4,084 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the west and northwest. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level IV (Alert). Observations of seismicity on November 15, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 1 local tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 47.3 millimeters, s-p not observed, and a duration of 30 seconds. Then, 1 continuous tremor with an amplitude of 14.8-44.4 millimeters, dominant at 29.6 millimeters.

PVMBG urges people around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 7-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, and a sectoral 9 kilometers in the Southwest-Northwest direction.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,132 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,060 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 948 times.