PVMBG: Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again, Eight Eruptions Recorded Today

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday, August 19, 2024, at 8:58 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 8 times.

Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 400 meters above the peak (1,984 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 6.6 millimeters and a duration of 138 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on August 19, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 9.62 millimeters and a duration of 221 seconds.

Then, 1 puffing earthquake with an amplitude of 4.44 millimeters and a duration of 96 seconds, and 2 shallow volcanic earthquakes with an amplitude of 2.22 millimeters and durations of 11-13 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and 4 kilometers in the northwest, north, and south-southeast directions from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,927 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,085 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 530 times.