Lewotolo volcano (Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia): eruption continues with lava flow

Strombolian eruption from Lewotolo volcano this morning accompanied by degassing (image: PVMBG)

The effusive-explosive eruption at the volcano continues.

Near-frequent strombolian and intermittent larger vulanian-type explosions continue to take place from the summit vent. The PVMBG surveillance cameras observed an explosion at 09:30 local time this morning. A grey ash plume rose approx. 600 meters above the summit and drifted towards the west and northwest.

From the latest satellite image acquired on 18 May, the lava continues to keep the flow active on the eastern flank.

The local volcano observatory reported seismic signals with a maximum amplitude of 36.2 mm and a duration of 56 seconds.

The warning bulletin states that ballistic impacts of volcanic bombs and pyroclastic flows and lahars could affect an area of about 2 km distance from the main crater.

Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi volcano activity update 1 June 2023