Mount Ile Lewotolok eruption activity remains high

Volcano remains at alert level

Mount Ile Lewotolok in Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, maintains alert status. The Ile Lewotolok Mount Observation Post reports eruptive activity remains high as of October thirty-first, twenty twenty-six.

“seismic and eruptive activity remain high”

Seismic activity shows intense patterns

During October sixteen to thirty-one, twenty twenty-six, observers recorded one thousand one hundred thirty-seven eruption earthquakes, one thousand six hundred thirty-two emission earthquakes, and one hundred eighty-seven avalanche earthquakes.

Ash columns and fire glow observed

Visually, eruptions produced ash columns one hundred to five hundred metres high. Officers observed white to gray eruption columns, white crater smoke, rumbling sounds, and fire glow at the summit with incandescent material ejected in…

Lava avalanches slide down slopes

Lava avalanches slid up to seven hundred metres from the summit toward the southeast and five hundred metres toward the south. No significant change in lava flow distance was observed during the evaluation period.

Volcano shows swelling tendency

Deformation observations show alternating deflation and inflation of the volcano's body. Long-term observation indicates a tendency toward inflation, or swelling, suggesting ongoing magma supply from greater depths.

Strict exclusion zones enforced

Residents, visitors and tourists must not enter a two-kilometre radius from the centre of activity or three kilometres in the southern and southeastern sectors. Authorities warn of lava avalanches, pyroclastic flows and lahars.

Residents advised on protective measures

Residents are urged to wear masks against volcanic ash, protect eyes and skin, cover water storage containers, and watch for lahars in valleys and river flows during the rainy season.