Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupted Monday Morning; Status Remains on Alert

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 6:47 AM 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 observed ash column height reached 500 meters above the peak (2,084 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the north. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 7.4 millimeters and a duration of 72 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 8, 2024, from 00.00 to 23.59 WITA showed 1 volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 2.9 mm and a duration of 72 seconds.

Then, 4 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.2-4.4 millimeters and durations of 34-71 seconds, and 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 1.4-2.2 millimeters and durations of 278-332 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out 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 495 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra had the most eruptions (160 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 65 times.