Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Reaches 600 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Monday (August 19, 2024) at 12:15 WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 4 times.

Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed at approximately 600 meters above the peak (2,184 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with moderate intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 3.7 millimeters and a duration of 74 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on August 19, 2024, from 06:00 to 12:00 WITA showed 2 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 5.18-9.16 millimeters and durations of 155-409 seconds.

Then, 1 puffing quake with an amplitude of 2.22 millimeters and a duration of 322 seconds, and 4 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2.22-3.7 millimeters, s-p 2.16-2.91 seconds, and durations of 14-22 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and 4 kilometers in the northwest, north, and south-southeast directions from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,911 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,085 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 526 times.