Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Evening (Wednesday, March 12, 2025)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 3:05 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 9 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately 800 meters above the peak (2,384 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 83 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 March 12, 2025, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WITA showed 5 volcanic tremor events with amplitudes of 4.4-5.9 millimeters and durations of 25-89 seconds. Furthermore, 4 harmonic tremor events were recorded with amplitudes of 4.4-7.4 millimeters and durations of 40-112 seconds.

PVMBG urges 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 within a distance of 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,112 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (991 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 162 times.