Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Today, Eruption Height Reaches 500 Meters
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (11/8/2026) at 00:53 WITA. In the past week, this volcano has erupted 7 times.
Based on eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approx 500 m above the summit, or 2084 m above sea level.
The thick grey ash column drifted west and northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 11 mm amplitude, lasting 196 seconds.
(Read: Jakarta Had 3rd Worst Air Quality Worldwide This Morning (Tuesday, 6 June 2023))
Per MAGMA Indonesia activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki remains at Alert Level III. Seismic monitoring on 11 August 2026 (18:00-23:59 WITA) registered 2 emission earthquakes (2.9-7.4 mm amplitude, 30-32 sec duration).
Additionally, 4 non-harmonic tremors (5.9-7.4 mm amplitude, 82-155 sec) and 1 low-frequency earthquake (11 mm amplitude, 18 sec) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within a 5 km radius from the volcano's eruption centre.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3871 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1580 events, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 695 times.
(Read: Jakarta & Medan Rank Among World's Most Polluted Cities: Air Quality Trends)
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