Warning! Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, September 14, 2024)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 12:44 WITA (West Indonesia Time). In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 25 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 to be approximately 500 meters above the peak (2,084 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west and northwest. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Siaga/Alert). Seismic observations on September 14, 2024, from 06:00 to 12:00 WITA showed 4 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2.22-4.44 millimeters and durations of 205-385 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 3 volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.96-5.92 millimeters, S-P intervals of 0.68-1.35 seconds, and durations of 11-12 seconds; and 2 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.96-16.28 millimeters, S-P intervals of 11.17-12.62 seconds, and durations of 41-106 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 within a 4-kilometer radius in the northwest, north, and south-southeast directions from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,688 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,498 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 647 times.