Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches 1,000 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 10:27 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 13 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed at approximately 1,000 meters above the peak or 2,584 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west and northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 47.3 millimeters and a duration of 271 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 27, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 3 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 18.4-47.3 millimeters and durations of 197-405 seconds.

Then, there were 3 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 3.7-11 millimeters and durations of 15-21 seconds, and 9 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 3.7-11 millimeters and durations of 7-13 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 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 1,288 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (557 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 254 times.