Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Early Friday Morning; Alert Level Raised

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday (5/7/2024) at 03.11 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 25 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 southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 14.8 millimeters and a duration of 719 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 July 5, 2024, from 18.00 to 23.59 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 16.2 millimeters and a duration of 495 seconds.

Then, 1 puffing earthquake with an amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 18 seconds, and 3 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3.7-4.4 millimeters and durations of 7-9 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 center of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption, and a sectoral 4 kilometers in the northeast direction and 5 kilometers in the northeast sector.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,441 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (635 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 298 times.