Indonesia volcano erupts ash 8,200 feet into air, prompting brief fears of tsunami
Indonesian geology officials said hundreds of earthquakes were recorded near the volcano from March 13 to 20, ahead of the latest eruption around midnight local time.
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A volcano on Flores Island in Indonesia woke up island residents early Friday when the latest eruptive episode sent ash and smoke up 8,200 feet into the air, according to local geological officials.
The Lewotobi Laki-laki (Lewotobi Laki) volcano on the southeastern part of Flores Island in Indonesia continues to erupt. The latest eruption prompted officials to raise the alert level from 3 to 4 – the highest level. The eruption also initially prompted fears of a potential tsunami in Japan from any pressure wave triggered by the volcano, but Japanese Meteorological Agency officials later said no tsunami was detected.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic ash during an eruption on March 20, 2025.
The volcanic column is spewing ash up to 8,200 feet in the air, according to Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG).
Indonesian geology officials said hundreds of earthquakes were recorded near the volcano from March 13 to 20, ahead of the latest eruption around midnight local time.
A villager cleans volcanic ash from the roof of his house in Riangrita village, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, on March 21, 2025, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupted, shooting dark ash eight kilometres into the sky.
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The FOX Forecast Center found satellite imagery showing the eruption occurring around midnight local time in Indonesia.
Satellite imagery shows the Lewotobi Laki-Laki eruption on March 20, 2025.
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"The community around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists should not carry out any activities within a radius of 7 km and 8 km in the Southwest and Northeast sectors of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki," according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic ash during an eruption on March 20, 2025.
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The ash plume caused several flight delays in the area, including around Bali.
Passengers look at an electronic board displaying cancelled flights at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 21, 2025, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in the archipelago nation's east erupted, shooting dark ash eight kilometres into the sky.
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