Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon (Sunday, December 15, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 2:34 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 7 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to reach None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 16.2 millimeters and a duration of 70 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level IV (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on December 15, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WITA showed 2 instances of puffing earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.2-2.9 millimeters and durations of 31-59 seconds.

Then, 1 volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters, s-p 1.4 seconds, and a duration of 11 seconds; and 2 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 5.9-9.8 millimeters, s-p 18-55 seconds, and durations of 51-145 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 6-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-northeast sector up to 7 km.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,943 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,459 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 977 times.