Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) at 09:39 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 6 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 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 140 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 6, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 2 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 5.1-9.6 millimeters and durations of 149-564 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 2.9-5.1 millimeters and durations of 29-34 seconds, and 3 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 5.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 10-11 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 North-Northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the Northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,411 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (820 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 459 times.