Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted again tonight, with an ash column reaching approximately 800 meters high.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday, June 14, 2024, at 8:36 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 24 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 800 meters above the peak (2,384 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 47.3 millimeters and a duration of 290 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 June 14, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 1 instance of an emission earthquake with an amplitude of 12.5 millimeters and a duration of 20 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 34 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-29.6 millimeters and durations of 7-14 seconds, and 7 deep volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 7.4-47.3 millimeters, s-p 0.9-1.8 seconds, and durations of 8-18 seconds.

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

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,098 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (474 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 194 times.