Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Today, Ash Reaches 1,000 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 11:05 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 14 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 1,000 meters above the peak or 2,584 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest and 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 July 31, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 3 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 8.1-17 millimeters and durations of 188-532 seconds.

Then, there were 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.2-3.7 millimeters and durations of 45-621 seconds, and 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 2.2 millimeters and a duration of 85 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 northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,238 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (776 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 433 times.