Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Evening, Eruption Height Reaches 700 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday (28/6/2024) at 3:15 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 18 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to be approximately 700 meters above the peak (2,284 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on June 28, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 29.6 millimeters and a duration of 360 seconds.

Then, 1 rockfall earthquake with an amplitude of 9.6 mm and a duration of 60 seconds, and 2 tremor earthquakes with amplitudes of 4.4-20.7 millimeters and durations of 20-24 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out 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 northwest, north, and south-southeast directions from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,302 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (563 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 259 times.