Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Sunday, July 7, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (7/7/2024) at 10:42 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 40 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 37 millimeters and a duration of 179 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on July 7, 2024, from 00.00-06.00 WITA showed 2 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10.5-24.3 millimeters and durations of 173-369 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 rockfall earthquake with an amplitude of 5.1 mm and a duration of 79 seconds, and 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 3.7 millimeters and a duration of 31 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 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 1,495 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (659 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 313 times.