Mount Ili Lewotolok Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, February 9, 2026)

Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday (February 9, 2026) at 08:58 WITA. In the past week, Mount Ili Lewotolok only erupted once.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 200 meters above the peak (1,623 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with thick intensity heading east. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 18.7 millimeters and a duration of 49 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ili Lewotolok is at Level III (Alert). Earthquake observations on February 9, 2026 from 00:00-06:00 WITA showed 9 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 22.5-32.8 millimeters and earthquake durations of 44-45 seconds.

Then, 58 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.7-12.3 millimeters and earthquake durations of 23-40 seconds, as well as 11 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.6-9.5 millimeters and earthquake durations of 169-570 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Ili Lewotolok as well as visitors/climbers/tourists not to enter and not carry out activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the Mount Ili Lewotolok activity center.

During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 525 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (269 eruptions) while Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted 22 times.

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