Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 11:16 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 12 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 174 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 August 20, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 3.7 millimeters and a duration of 415 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.96-16.28 millimeters, S-P intervals of 1.11-2.93 seconds, and durations of 14.77-20 seconds; and 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.96 millimeters, an S-P interval of 13.83 seconds, and a duration of 40 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 within a 4-kilometer radius in the northwest, north, and south-southeast directions from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,942 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,090 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 534 times.