Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Evening, Volcanic Ash Reaches 1,500 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Wednesday (17/1/2024) at 15:52 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 12 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 1,500 meters above the peak (3,084 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 47.3 millimeters and a duration of 132 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level IV (Alert). Observations of seismicity on January 17, 2024, from 06:00 to 12:00 WITA showed 11 eruption quakes with an amplitude of 47.3 millimeters and durations of 22-178 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 5 pyroclastic flow quakes with amplitudes of 19.2-47.3 mm and durations of 84-150 seconds, and 6 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 7.4-32.5 mm and durations of 60-233 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public 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 a sectoral 6-kilometer radius to the North and Northeast.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 74 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara has had the most eruptions, with 35 eruptions.