PPG Records Four Times Ile Lewotobi Men's Eruption With A Abu Capai Stock Height Of 8,000 Meters

The ash column from the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki can be seen from Pululura Village in Wulanggitang, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Thursday (7/11/2024). BETWEEN PHOTO/Aditya Pradana Putra/tom.

KUPANG - Lewotobi Laki's Gunung Observation Post (PPG) noted that from 12.00 WITA to 18.00 WITA there were four eruptions with a column height of ash ranging from 2,500 to 8,000 meters.

"Four eruptions occurred at the top of Mount Lewotobi with ash column heights ranging from 2,500 to 8,000 meters," said Mount Lewotobi Laki monitoring post officer, Emanuel Rofinus Bere, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, November 8.

He explained that in the eruption, visually, the mountain was clear up to 0-III fog, while moderate to strong pressure crater smoke was observed to be gray with a thick intensity and a height of 2500-8000 meters above the crater peak.

The eruption also emitted gray smoke. In addition, lava flows to the northeast moving as far as 4,340 meters from the eruption center.

In terms of seismicity, there were four eruptions with an amplitude of 14.8-47.3 millimeters with a duration of 120 to 3.156 seconds.

Meanwhile, for gusts three times with an amplitude of 3.7-37 millimeters with a duration of 27 to 55 seconds.

With these conditions, the Geological Agency stated that currently the mountain is still at level IV or Alert status.

The Geological Agency recommends that people around the foot of Mount Lewotobi Male and visitors or tourists do not carry out any activities within a seven-kilometer radius of the peak of the mountain eruption.

The public is also advised to remain calm and follow directions from the local government and not to believe in issues whose sources are unclear.

The public is also advised to be aware of the potential for rain lava flooding in rivers that originate at the top of Mount Lewotobi Men in the event of high-intensity rain.

Masyarakat yang terdampak hujan debu Gunung Lewotobi laki-laki juga diminta untuk memakai masker atau covering nasal mulu mulut untuk menghindari bahaya abu musnar pada sistem pengah.