Mount Ili Lewotolok Erupted Again Today, Ash Column Reaches 100 Meters Height
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Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday (28/5/2026) at 23:17 WITA. In the past week, this volcano only erupted once.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 100 meters above the crater peak (1523 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, with thick intensity drifting southeast. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum 19 mm amplitude and 36 seconds duration.
(Read: Flood Point Distribution in Jakarta (13 January 2026, 08.00 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ili Lewotolok is set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 28 May 2026 (00.00-23.59 WITA) recorded 7 eruption earthquakes with 22.7-40 mm amplitude and 27-71 seconds duration.
Additionally, 1 rockfall earthquake (3.8 mm amplitude, 94 seconds duration) and 90 degassing earthquakes (3.4-31.4 mm amplitude, 23-37 seconds duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors, hikers and tourists to avoid entering or conducting activities within 2 km radius from the volcano's active center.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded a total 2204 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1108 events, while Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted 37 times.
(Read: West Sumatra Floods & Landslides Killed 200 People: Distribution Map (4 December 2025))
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