Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Early Sunday Morning, Status Raised to Alert

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (15/9/2024) at 01.04 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 29 times.

According to 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 northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 8.34 millimeters and a duration of 189 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 September 15, 2024, from 18.00-23.59 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 20.72 millimeters and a duration of 271 seconds. Then, 2 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.48-2.96 millimeters and durations of 7-28 seconds.

PVMBG advises people 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 northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,697 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,500 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 651 times.