Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted again tonight, spewing volcanic ash 500 meters above its peak.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Friday, March 29, 2024, at 8:07 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki had only erupted once.

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 500 meters above the peak (2,084 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with moderate to thick intensity towards the south and southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 372 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 March 29, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WITA showed 3 volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-5.1 mm and durations of 23-66 seconds.

Then, 1 hybrid/multiple-phase earthquake with an amplitude of 2.2 millimeters, s-p 1.5 seconds, and a duration of 12 seconds; and 1 deep volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 7.4 millimeters, s-p 3.5 seconds, and a duration of 15 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 North-Northeast direction and a 5-kilometer radius in the Northeast sector.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 451 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra had the most eruptions (151 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 58 times.