Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 00:16 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 10 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 at approximately 800 meters above the peak or 2,384 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 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 373 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 October 30, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 2 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.4-10.3 millimeters and durations of 100-357 seconds.

Then, there were 2 tremor earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.2-4.4 millimeters and durations of 115-135 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 316 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out 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 4,636 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,880 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 847 times.