Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, April 5, 2025)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 4:01 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 13 times.

Based on 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 or 2,284 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast and east. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismicity on April 5, 2025, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WITA showed 3 instances of emission quakes with amplitudes of 5.1-9.6 millimeters and durations of 28-52 seconds.

Then, there were 3 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 8.1-10.3 millimeters, s-p 1.2-1.9 seconds, and durations of 16.9-22 seconds; and 2 local tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 10.3-17 millimeters, s-p 4.5-4.6 seconds, and durations of 16.8-22 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 6-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,614 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,213 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 236 times.