Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon (Thursday, February 27, 2025)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 11:05 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 39 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be approximately None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 10.5 millimeters and a duration of 365 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 February 27, 2025, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 4 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 18.5-47.3 millimeters and durations of 53-113 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 3 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 14.8-22 millimeters and durations of 43-81 seconds, and 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 14.8 millimeters, an S-P time of 23 seconds, and a duration of 101 seconds.

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

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,691 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (801 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 110 times.