Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Friday, June 7, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 5:23 AM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 20 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 reach 500 meters above the peak (2,084 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 10.3 millimeters and a duration of 784 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on June 7, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 6 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 19.9-47.3 millimeters and durations of 227-616 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 puffing quake with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 36 seconds, and 6 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 5.1-15.9 millimeters and durations of 7-11 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 2-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and a sectoral 3-kilometer radius in the Northeast direction and a 5-kilometer radius in the Northeast sector.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 920 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (372 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 159 times.