JAKARTA - Mount Lewotobi Laki, located in East Flores Regency (Flotim), East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), erupted twice again on Saturday.
Based on information issued by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), the Geological Agency, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) stated that the eruption occurred at 17.17 WITA and 17.40 WITA.
In the first eruption, the height of the ash column was observed to be at approximately 1,600 meters above the peak or about 3,184 meters above sea level. The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity leaning towards the west and northwest.
In the statement, it is stated that this eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 29.6 mm and a duration of approximately 7 minutes 18 seconds.
In the eruption, both columns of ash were observed to be at approximately 1,000 meters above the peak or about 2,584 meters above sea level. The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity leaning towards the northwest.
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The eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 14.8 mm and a temporary duration of approximately 4 minutes 50 seconds. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Male was also accompanied by a rumbling sound
Currently, Mount Lewotobi Male is at Level III or Alert. Therefore, the public and visitors are advised not to carry out any activities within a five-kilometer radius of the central eruption and the southwest-northeast sector as far as six kilometers.
The community around Mount Lewotobi Male-Laki is also advised to be aware of the potential for rain lava flooding in rivers that originate at the top of Mount Lewotobi Laki in the event of high-intensity rain, as well as calm and follow local government directions and do not believe in issues whose sources are unclear.
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