Alert! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, 11 August 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday (11/8/2026) at 18:46 WITA. In the past week, this volcano has erupted 12 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 500 meters above the crater peak (2084 meters above sea level).
The grey ash column moved with moderate intensity towards the south and southwest. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 3.7 mm, lasting 470 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is currently at Activity Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 11 August 2026 between 12:00-18:00 WITA recorded 2 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 22.2-47.3 mm, duration 77-170 seconds).
Additionally, 8 non-harmonic tremor events (2.9-7.4 mm amplitude, 71-131 second duration) and 1 deep volcanic earthquake (7.4 mm amplitude, 2.3 s S-P interval, 25 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within a 5 kilometre radius from the volcano's eruption centre.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 3,896 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,593 events, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 700 times this year.
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