Mount Ili Lewotolok Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, March 8, 2026)

Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (March 8, 2026) at 19:44 WITA. In the past week, Mount Ili Lewotolok has erupted only once.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 100 meters above the peak or 1,523 meters above sea level.

The observed ash column is white to gray with moderate intensity heading east. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 23.3 millimeters and a duration of 55 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Ili Lewotolok is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on March 8, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 28 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 12-22.1 millimeters and a duration of 30 seconds. Then, 189 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.8-12.6 millimeters and a duration of 26-28 seconds.

PVMBG urges residents around Mount Ili Lewotolok as well as visitors/climbers/tourists not to enter and not carry out activities within a 2-kilometer radius from the center of Mount Ili Lewotolok's activity.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 901 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (461 times) while Mount Ili Lewotolok has erupted 25 times.

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