Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 1:41 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 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 gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 426 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 September 10, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 163 seconds.

Then, there were 2 puffing earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.2-2.9 millimeters and durations of 50-145 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.2-2.9 millimeters and durations of 74-305 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and tourists not to conduct activities or be within a 2-kilometer radius of the crater's center and to avoid approaching gas vents around the crater to avoid potential toxic gas hazards.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,620 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,460 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 629 times.