Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Today, Status Raised to Alert

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 5:42 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 7 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be approximately None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 47 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 January 29, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 47 seconds.

Then, there were 3 puffing earthquakes with amplitudes of 3.7-5.9 millimeters and durations of 89-148 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 4.4-5.9 millimeters and durations of 96-211 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, and in the Southwest-North-Northeast sector up to 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 859 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (418 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 35 times.