Alert! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Morning (Saturday, 08 August 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday (08/08/2026) at 06:18 WITA. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 47 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 approximately 800 meters above the peak, or 2384 meters above sea level.
The thick grey ash column drifted westward. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 22.2 mm and duration 136 seconds.
(Read: Latest Five Earthquakes Recorded by BMKG (Wednesday, 22 April 2026 12:17:58 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki remains at Activity Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring between 00:00–06:00 WITA on 08 August 2026 recorded 1 eruption earthquake (14.8 mm amplitude, 205 second duration).
Additionally: 1 non-harmonic tremor (3.7 mm amplitude, 78 second duration); 2 deep volcanic earthquakes (4.4–5.9 mm amplitude, S-P interval 1.5–1.7s, duration 16–24 seconds).
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within a 5 kilometer radius from the volcano's eruption centre.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia registered a total 3,804 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count with 1,560 eruptions, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki recorded 673 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Ranked as Country Most Frequently Hit By Earthquakes As Of 2025)
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