Mount Lewotobi Men Eruption Up To 300 Meters Again

BETWEEN/HO-PVMBG

JAKARTA - Mount Lewotobi Male in East Flores Regency (Flotim), East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), erupted again with an eruption height of 300 meters above the peak or 1,884 meters above sea level (masl) on Monday.

"The eruption was observed with a height of 300 meters and gray smoke," said the officer of the Gunung Lewotobi Male PGA Post, Agustinus Bani, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, October 6.

He conveyed this in a report on volcanic activity for the observation period of October 6, 2025 at 12.00 WITA-18.00 WITA.

He explained that the eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 7.4 mm, a duration of 690 seconds.

"The avalanche is clear. Weak pressure crater smoke is observed to be white with a thin intensity and a height of 50-100 meters above the crater peak," he said.

During the observation period, it was reported that one avalanche earthquake was recorded on a seismogram with an amplitude of 2.9 mm, a duration of 42 seconds and 11 times a non-harmonic tremor was recorded on a seismogram with an amplitude of 2,9-7.4 mm, a duration of 64-125 seconds.

Furthermore, he said that during the observation period the weather was sunny and cloudy. The wind was blowing weakly to the north, west, and northwest. The air temperature is 25.7-32.7 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, currently Mount Lewotobi Men are at Level III (Alert) Status, therefore, the public and visitors are advised not to carry out any activities within a six km radius of the Men's Lewotobi Mountain eruption center.

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

People around Mount Lewotobi Male are asked 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, especially the areas of Dulipali, Padang Pasir, Nobo, Nu Selapolen, Klatanlo, Hokeng Jaya, Boru, and Nawakote villages.

People affected by the ash rain of Mount Lewotobi Male are also asked to wear masks or nose coverings to avoid the dangers of volcanic ash in the respiratory system.