Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted again tonight (Thursday, May 2, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 00:59 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 ash column height was observed to be approximately 150 meters above the peak (1,734 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with low to moderate intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 10.5 millimeters and a duration of 94 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on May 2, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 2 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 7.4-44.4 millimeters and durations of 78-350 seconds.

Then, there was 1 puffing quake with an amplitude of 10.5 millimeters and a duration of 51 seconds, and 1 low-frequency quake with an amplitude of 2.2 millimeters and a duration of 19 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 2-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and a sectoral 3-kilometer radius in the northeast direction and a 5-kilometer radius in the northeast sector.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 613 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (204 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 81 times.