Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Wednesday Morning, Alert Level Raised

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday (28/8/2024) at 10:25 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 11 times.

According to 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 800 meters above the peak or 2,384 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 6.6 millimeters and a duration of 207 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on August 28, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 9.6 millimeters and a duration of 557 seconds.

Then, 1 puffing earthquake with an amplitude of 6.6 millimeters and a duration of 85 seconds, and 2 harmonic tremors with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 60-128 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 3,186 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,225 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 559 times.