Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight, Eruption Height Approximately 400 Meters
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday (12/8/2026) at 21:49 WITA. In the past week, this volcano has erupted 24 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 around 400 meters above the crater peak (1984 meters above sea level).
The thick grey ash column drifted north and northeast. The eruption registered a maximum seismograph amplitude of 22.2 mm with 344 seconds duration.
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MAGMA Indonesia records set Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki at activity Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 12 August 2026 12:00-18:00 WITA logged 4 eruption earthquakes, 1 blast earthquake, and 12 non-harmonic tremor events.
PVMBG urges all local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within a 5 kilometer radius from the eruption centre.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,938 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia: Mount Semeru leads with 1,613 eruptions, followed by Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki with 712 recorded eruptions.
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