Overall Orange alert Volcanic eruption for Lewotobi
in Indonesia

Event summary

ORANGE alert: The Lewotobi Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000099
Name: Lewotobi (264180)
Glide number: VO-2024-000202-IDN
Lat/Lon: -8.54 , 122.78
Event Date: 13 Nov 2024 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 84000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 740000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 3
Population Exposure Index PEI: 4
Inserted at: 13 Nov 2024 06:39 UTC

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Indonesia - Volcanic eruption (ECHO 20 Oct 2024)Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:03

  • Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano, located in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province is increasing its activity. On 12 October, two major explosions were reported and the ash column reached 1 km above the summit of the crater. The activity is still ongoing.
  • Following this volcanic events, the ash fall reached the two sub-districts in East Flores regency and one sub-district in Sikka regency.
  • The alert level of the volcano is at level 3 (standby), all activities within a radius of 3 km from the crater and sectorally 4 km in the north-northeast direction and 5 km in the northeast sector are forbidden. 
Indonesia - Volcanic eruption (ECHO 09 Nov 2024)Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:38

  • Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano, located in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on 3 November at 15.57 (UTC). Volcanic ash was reported, and the column reached 2,000 m above the summit of the crater. The activity is still ongoing.
  • According to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), as of 4 November, ten people died, and 10,295 have been affected. The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) reports that Wulanggitang district is the most affected with a total of 9,479 affected people across six villages: Pululera, Nawokote, Hokeng Jaya, Klatanlo, Boru and Boru Kedang. In addition, a shelter has been set up, and several houses have been burned. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing.
  • The alert level of the volcano raised from level 3 to level 4, all activities within a radius of 7 km from the crater are forbidden.
Indonesia - Volcanic eruption, update (ECHO 10 Nov 2024)Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:10

  • The activity of Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano, East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province is still ongoing following minor volcanic explosions and volcanic earthquakes.
  • According to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) and the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), the death toll stands at ten, while 66 people have been injured. Additionally, 2,472 people have been displaced and evacuated in three evacuation centres in the Konga, Lewolaga, and Tietehena villages. The East Flores Regency BPBD is still collecting data on the number of residents who have been evacuated.
  • The alert level of the volcano stands at level 4 and all the activities within a radius of 7 km from the crater are forbidden. 
  • For the next 24 hours, light rain could hit most of East Flores Regency.
Volcano Lewotobi - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationWed, 06 Nov 2024 09:40

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
Volcano Lewotobi - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 06 Nov 2024 17:24

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Indonesia - Volcanic eruption, update (ECHO 13 Nov 2024)Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:19

  • The Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano, in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted eight times on 7 November, with volcanic ashes that reached 8,000 m above the summit of the crater.
  • As of 7 November, according to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), around 2,000 people have been displaced from East Flores Regency to Sikka Regency after the last eruptions. Media reports, as of the same date, that more than 8,000 people are sheltered in evacuation centres.
  • The alert level of the volcano still stands at level 4 and all the activities within a radius of 7 km from the crater are forbidden. 
Indonesia - Volcanic eruption, update (ECHO 17 Nov 2024)Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:20

  • The volcanic activity of the Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano, in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, continues. Dozens of eruptions have been recorded since 3 November, on 11 November, the volcanic ash column reached 2,500 m above the summit of the crater, and ashfall has been reported in the surrounding area.
  • As of 11 November, according to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) and to media reports, at least 11,445 people have been evacuated from East Flores Regency, including 5,838 people in Titehena District in East Flores Regency, and 3,564 people in Sikka Regency, three evacuation centres have been set up in Wulanggitang and Larantuka Districts in East Flores Regency, and in Maumere City in Sikka Regency. In addition, four airports have been closed.
  • The alert level of the volcano still stands at level 4, authorities extended the exclusion zone for all the activities to 9 km-radius.
Indonesia - Volcanic eruption, update (ECHO 19 Nov 2024)Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:06

  • New eruptions have been recorded as well as volcanic earthquakes in the Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano, East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province. On 14 November the volcanic ash reached up to 3,000 m above the crater.
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) as of 13 November, 13,116 people have been sheltered across eight evacuation centres, most of them in the Titehena district which is hosting almost 7,000 people. In addition, in the past few days some flights in Blai islands have been cancelled due to the volcanic activity.
  • National authorities continue to provide emergency assistance for those affected. 
  • The alert level of the volcano still stands at level 4.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

The Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report provides information about global volcanism on a weekly basis. Latest Lewotobi report has been published on 30 Oct 2024 07:14.
Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that eruptive activity at Lewotobi?s Laki-laki volcano continued during 23-29 October from a vent on the upper NW flank. Daily gray ash plumes that were sometimes dense rose 500-1,000 m above the summit and drifted SW, W, and NW. The Alert Level remained at 3 (the second highest level on a scale of 1-4) and the public was warned to stay outside of the exclusion zone, defined as a 3 km radius around both Laki-laki and Perempuan craters, 4 km to the NNW and SSE of Laki-laki. Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),