Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, January 20, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 11:40 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 24 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 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 IV (Alert). Seismic observations on January 20, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WITA showed 4 eruption quakes with an amplitude of 47.3 millimeters and durations of 63-895 seconds.

Then, there were 11 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 7.4-47.3 mm and durations of 45-301 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with an amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and durations of 66-227 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct 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 98 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara has had the most eruptions, with 47 eruptions.