Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Reaches 2,500 Meters Above Summit
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday (5/6/2026) at 11.15 WITA. Over 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 2,500 meters above the summit (4,084 meters above sea level).
The thick grey ash column drifted west and northwest. This eruption was registered on seismographs with maximum amplitude 29.6 mm over a 137 second duration.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Most Active Volcanoes)
MAGMA Indonesia activity reports place Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki at Alert Level III. Between 06.00-12.00 WITA on 5 June 2026, monitoring recorded 3 eruption earthquakes (14.8-29.6 mm amplitude, 123-215 second duration), 1 rockfall earthquake, and 1 harmonic tremor event.
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within a 5 kilometer radius from the volcano's eruption centre.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 2,347 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru recorded the highest eruptions (1,178 events), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki recorded 70 eruptions.
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