Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, August 16, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday (16/8/2024) at 22:52 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 30 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 400 meters above the peak (1,984 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 3.7 millimeters and a duration of 291 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 16, 2024, from 12:00 to 18:00 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 250 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 puffing earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.2-4.4 millimeters and durations of 23-80 seconds, and 10 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.2-4.4 millimeters and durations of 47-328 seconds.

PVMBG advises 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 2,868 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,069 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 514 times.