Alert! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, April 26, 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (April 26, 2026) at 10:21 PM WITA. In the past week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 26 times.
Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 300 meters above the peak or 1,884 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be gray in color with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 2.22 millimeters and a duration of 156 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). Seismic observations on April 26, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 2 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 5.9-10.5 millimeters and durations of 133-429 seconds.
Additionally, there were 5 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-14.8 millimeters and durations of 33-48 seconds, as well as 23 non-harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 69-131 seconds.
PVMBG advises residents around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 4-kilometer radius of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption center.
In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,686 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (870 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 58 times.
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