Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches Approximately 900 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 5:30 AM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 44 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 at approximately 900 meters above the peak (2,484 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west and northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 29.6 millimeters and a duration of 63 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 March 1, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 11:59 PM WITA showed 2 eruption quakes with an amplitude of 44.4 millimeters and a duration of 64-83 seconds.

Then, there were 4 tremor quakes with an amplitude of 2.9-14.8 millimeters and a duration of 32-128 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 5.9 millimeters and a duration of 118 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and in the southwest-north-northeast sector up to 6 kilometers.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,754 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (830 times), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 115 times.