Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, 6 August 2026)
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday (6/8/2026) at 18:17 WITA. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 37 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 300 meters above the crater peak (1884 meters above sea level).
The thick grey ash column drifted west and northwest. This eruption was registered on seismographs with maximum amplitude 14.8 mm, lasting 362 seconds.
(Read: Volcanic Eruption Trends in Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia activity reports, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki remains at Alert Level III. Seismic monitoring on 6 August 2026 12:00-18:00 WITA recorded 2 eruption earthquakes (11-14.8 mm amplitude, 121-132 sec duration).
Additionally, 4 non-harmonic tremor events (4.4-7.4 mm amplitude, 52-102 sec duration) and 1 low-frequency earthquake (4.4 mm amplitude, 24 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG warns all local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 5 km radius of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption centre.
For full year 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 3,765 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest total at 1544 eruptions, while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki registered 663 eruptions.
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