Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Evening (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 3:40 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 6 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 800 meters above the peak (2,384 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. 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). Seismic observations on October 22, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WITA showed 2 eruption quakes with an amplitude of 10.5 millimeters and a duration of 312-426 seconds.

Then, 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 3.7 millimeters and a duration of 19 seconds, and 2 deep volcanic earthquakes with an amplitude of 14.8-29.6 millimeters, s-p 0.9-3.3 seconds, and a duration of 11-17 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and 4 kilometers in the northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,526 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,839 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 820 times.