Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Evening, Eruption Height 200 Meters Above the Summit

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 3:29 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 17 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to be approximately 200 meters above the peak or 1,784 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 10.3 millimeters and a duration of 331 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 July 3, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 26.9 millimeters and a duration of 192 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 11 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3.7-21.4 millimeters and durations of 6-10 seconds, and 3 deep volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3.7-6.6 millimeters, s-p 1.2-1.8 seconds, and durations of 7-11 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, and a sectoral 4-kilometer radius in the north-northeast direction and a 5-kilometer radius in the northeast sector.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,415 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (622 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 290 times.