Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, October 28, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday, October 28, 2024, at 09:42 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 3 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 4.4 millimeters and a duration of 175 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 October 28, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 208 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.2 millimeters, an S-P time of 1.3 seconds, and a duration of 12 seconds; and 1 local tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters, an S-P time of 5.6 seconds, and a duration of 29 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct 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 4,609 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,876 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 840 times.