Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Thursday Morning, Alert Level Raised

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday (8/8/2024) at 05.06 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 12 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 539 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 August 8, 2024, from 18.00 to 23.59 WITA showed 1 volcanic tremor with an amplitude of 7.4 mm and a duration of 54 seconds.

Then, 2 puffing tremors with amplitudes of 2.9-5.9 millimeters and durations of 71-149 seconds, and 2 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.4-9.6 millimeters and durations of 12 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct 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 2,497 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (853 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 465 times.