Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again in the Early Hours of Today, Eruption Height Reaches 700 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday, March 21, 2025, at 01:22 WITA (West Indonesia Time). In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 25 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 was approximately 700 meters above the peak or 2,284 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the north and northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 11 millimeters and a duration of 50 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 March 21, 2025, from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 2 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 14.8-47.3 millimeters and durations of 52-223 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 60 tremor events with amplitudes of 3.7-29.6 millimeters and durations of 23-124 seconds, and 4 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.9-14.8 millimeters and durations of 60-83 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-north-northeast sector up to 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,333 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,062 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 223 times.