Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts on Tuesday Afternoon, Activity Level at Alert Level

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) at 17:56 WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 7 times.

Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

No visual observation of the eruption was made. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 135 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on April 14, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WITA showed 1 eruption/explosion earthquake with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 60 seconds.

Then, 5 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-22.2 millimeters and durations of 31-37 seconds, as well as 10 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 67-170 seconds.

PVMBG urges residents around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 4-kilometer radius from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,469 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (790 times) while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 27 times.

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