Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight, Volcanic Ash Reaches 1,000 Meters Above the Summit

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at 10:40 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 6 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 1,000 meters above the peak (2,584 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level IV (Alert). Seismic observations on December 22, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 4 volcanic tremor events with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 38-102 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 harmonic tremor event with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 242 seconds, and 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 7.4 millimeters, S-P time of 29.6 seconds, and a duration of 73 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 6-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-north-northeast sector up to 7 kilometers.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 6,035 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,494 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 982 times.