Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight, Ash Column Reaches 400 Meters Above the Summit

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 9:51 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 11 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 400 meters above the peak (1,984 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and a duration of 63 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 February 21, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 3 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 9.6-44.4 millimeters and durations of 64-126 seconds.

Then, there were 10 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 2.9-10.5 millimeters and durations of 35-96 seconds, and 6 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 3.7-7.4 millimeters and durations of 38-264 seconds.

PVMBG advises people around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-north-northeast sector up to 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,458 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (715 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 59 times.