Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Eruption Height Approximately 700 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Sunday (8/9/2024) at 10:50 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 32 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 700 meters above the peak (2,284 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 9.62 millimeters and a duration of 327 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 September 8, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and a duration of 471 seconds.

Then, there were 3 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 4.4-5.9 millimeters and durations of 10-11 seconds, and 6 deep volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters, s-p 0.8-1.4 seconds, and durations of 11-15 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out 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 northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,579 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,440 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 618 times.