Volcano · Indonesia
Lewotobi
Twin volcanoes on Flores; Laki-laki erupted violently in 2024.
Status right now
No current reports
Lewotobi is not in the latest Smithsonian weekly report or the GDACS volcano alerts. That usually means it is quiet, but not every change is reported straight away. For official alerts, follow the local volcano observatory.
Checked 4 Nov 2026, 23:41 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Asia
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 1,703 m (5,587 ft)
- Coordinates
- 8.542° S, 122.775° E
- Smithsonian number
- 264180
What kind of volcano is it?
Lewotobi is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a tall, steep cone built from layers of lava, ash and rock from many eruptions. Its sticky magma traps gas, so eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns and fast-moving pyroclastic flows.
Eruption history
| Date | VEI | Deaths | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2025 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 3 Nov 2024 | 2 | 9 | – |
| 28 Sept 1907 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 7 Jul 1869 | 2 | 2 | – |
4 significant eruptions near Lewotobi in NOAA's Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, which lists eruptions that caused deaths, damage or a tsunami, or were VEI 6 or larger. VEI is the Volcanic Explosivity Index, from 0 to 8.
Nearby volcanoes
- AgungIndonesia · 800 km
- SemeruIndonesia · 1,085 km
- IbuIndonesia · 1,238 km
- DukonoIndonesia · 1,272 km
- MerapiIndonesia · 1,362 km
- KrakatauIndonesia · 1,933 km
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