Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted on Tuesday Afternoon; Alert Level Remains at Waspada.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 11:34 WITA (West Indonesia Time). This marks the second eruption in the past week.

According to 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 44.4 millimeters and a duration of 78 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki's alert level remains at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA on April 30, 2024, showed one eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 19.2 millimeters and a duration of 151 seconds.

Furthermore, there were two puffing earthquakes with amplitudes of 4.4-7.4 millimeters and durations of 29-52 seconds, and one low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 24 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists to refrain from any activity within a 2-kilometer radius of the eruption center and within a sectoral area of 3 kilometers to the North-Northeast and 5 kilometers to the Northeast.

In 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 604 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java experienced the most eruptions (200), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 77 times.