Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Height Around 600 Meters
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday (15/6/2026) at 12:44 WITA. In the past 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 observed ash column height reached 600 meters above the crater peak (2184 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed grey, thick intensity, drifting west and northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 10.5 mm and duration of 128 seconds.
(Read: Floods: Natural Disasters Most Frequently Occurring in Indonesia as of September 2025)
According to MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is currently at Activity Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 15 June 2026 between 06:00-12:00 WITA recorded 2 eruption earthquakes with 29.6 mm amplitude and duration 52-70 seconds.
Additionally, 2 emission earthquakes with 2.9-5.1 mm amplitude (32-46 second duration), and 4 non-harmonic tremors with 5.1-7.4 mm amplitude (80-131 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within a 5 kilometer radius from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.
For the year 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged a total 2660 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1255 events, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki recorded 202 eruptions.
(Read: Hundreds of Natural Disasters Recorded up to Early April 2024, Floods Are Most Common)
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