Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Noon, Ash Plume Reaches 400 Meters Above Summit
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (16/6/2026) at 11.48 WITA. In the past week, this volcano has erupted 21 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 400 meters above the summit, or 1,984 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting west and northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 29.6 mm and 97 seconds duration.
(Read: Latest Five Earthquakes Recorded By BMKG (Saturday, 19 July 2025 13:53:43 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is currently at Alert Level III (Standby). Seismic monitoring on 16 June 2026 between 06.00-12.00 WITA recorded 3 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 14.8-44.4 mm and duration 50-97 seconds.
Additionally, 1 explosion earthquake (29.6 mm amplitude, 31 seconds duration) and 5 non-harmonic tremor events (2.9-7.4 mm amplitude, 78-107 seconds duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local communities, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within a 5 kilometer radius from the volcano's eruption centre.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 2,693 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,265 events, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 216 times.
(Read: From Earthquakes To Drought: Most Common Natural Disasters In Indonesia Up To Mid 2023)
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