Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 6:47 a.m. WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted three 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 100 meters above the peak (1,684 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with moderate to thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 45 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 April 23, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed two eruption quakes with amplitudes of 1.4-2.9 millimeters and durations of 161-176 seconds.

Furthermore, there were two tremor quakes with amplitudes of 1.4-2.2 millimeters and durations of 30-70 seconds, and nine harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 1.4-2.2 millimeters and durations of 121-413 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 within a 3-kilometer sectoral area in the northeast direction and a 5-kilometer sectoral area in the northeast direction.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 571 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (184 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 74 times.