Lewotobi Laki-laki Volcano Erupts Tuesday Morning, Status Raised to Alert

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (27/8/2024) at 08.21 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 observed ash column height reached 600 meters above the peak (2,184 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 674 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismicity on August 27, 2024, from 00.00-06.00 WITA showed 2 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 5.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 333-528 seconds.

Then, 1 harmonic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 200 seconds, and 3 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 4.4-5.9 millimeters and durations of 7-12 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and 4 kilometers in the North-Northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the Northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,154 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,209 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 554 times.