Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) at 13:55 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted twice.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 1,500 meters above the peak (3,084 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the north and northwest. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on March 3, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 13 non-harmonic tremors with an amplitude of 3.7-10.5 millimeters and a duration of 65-102 seconds.

Then, 4 low-frequency earthquakes with an amplitude of 7.4-22.2 millimeters and a duration of 23-30 seconds, as well as 1 deep volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 7.4 millimeters, s-p 1.5 seconds, and a duration of 12 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 4-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 825 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (418 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted twice.

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