Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Reaches 1,000 Meters Above Peak
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday (08/06/2026) at 12.58 WITA. This volcano has erupted 8 times over the past week.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 1,000 meters above the crater peak, or 2,584 meters above sea level.
The thick grey ash plume drifted west and northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 44.4 mm, lasting 65 seconds.
(Read also: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Most Active Volcanoes)
MAGMA Indonesia activity reports place Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki at Alert Level III (Standby). Between 06.00-12.00 WITA on 8 June 2026, seismic monitoring detected 3 eruption earthquakes (29.6–47.3 mm amplitude, 71–155 second duration), 5 non-harmonic tremor events, and 1 low-frequency earthquake.
PVMBG prohibits all public and tourist activity within a 5 kilometer radius around the volcano eruption centre.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,426 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru recorded the highest count at 1,194 eruptions, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki recorded 105 eruptions.
(Read also: Recent Years Volcanic Eruption Trend Statistics)
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