Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, April 18, 2025)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday, April 18, 2025, at 11:47 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 31 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 None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 56 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on April 18, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WITA showed 9 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 5.9-22.2 millimeters and durations of 47-129 seconds. There were also 9 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2.9-7.4 millimeters and durations of 25-112 seconds.

PVMBG urges residents 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 2,956 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,340 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 281 times.