Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted again tonight, with volcanic ash reaching 200 meters above the summit.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) at 6:12 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 7 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 200 meters above the peak or 1,784 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 5.1 millimeters and a duration of 469 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 August 6, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 1 instance of an emission earthquake with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 28 seconds.

Then, there were 2 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 5.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 9-12 seconds, and 2 deep volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 5.9-7.4 millimeters, s-p 0.9-1.4 seconds, and durations of 13 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and within a 4-kilometer radius in the northwest, north, and south-southeast directions from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,415 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (820 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 460 times.