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Lewotolo

Lewotolok

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1431m
Last eruption
2026
Lewotolo
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1431m
Coordinates
-8.274, 123.508
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The Lewotolok (or Lewotolo) stratovolcano occupies the eastern end of an elongated peninsula extending north into the Flores Sea, connected to Lembata (formerly Lomblen) Island by a narrow isthmus.

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From Wikipedia

Mount Ile Lewotolok or Lewotolo, or Gunung Api Lewotolok, is a stratovolcano in the north-central part of the island of Lembata in the Province of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. Its most recent eruption was in September 2026.

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Eruption history

11 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
11
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1660 – 2026
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1660)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
5
Summary (VEI over time)
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1660~1697 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31806~1843 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21843~1879 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21879~1916 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21916~1952 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21989~2025 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 216601733184319161989

Detailed timeline

  1. 2025VEI 2Observed
    2025-01-16 – 2026-03-25
  2. 2020VEI 2Observed
    2020-11-27 – 2024-08-20
  3. 2012VEI 1Observed
    2012-01-02 – 2012-01-14
    Summit crater
  4. 1951VEI 2Observed
    1951-12-15 – end unknown
  5. 1920VEI 2Observed
    1920-07-02 – end unknown
  6. 1899VEI 2Observed
    1899-06-02 – end unknown
  7. 1864VEI 2Observed
    1864-07-02 – end unknown
  8. 1852VEI 2Observed
    1852-10-05 – 1852-10-06
    K2 crater
  9. 1849VEI 2Observed
    1849-10-06 – end unknown
  10. 1819VEI 2Observed
    1819-07-02 – end unknown
  11. 1660VEI 3Observed
    1660 – end unknown

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