The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that an eruption at Lewotolok was ongoing during 30 July-5 August. White-to-gray or gray ash plumes typically rose 200-400 m above the summit of the cone and drifted in multiple directions. Clear nighttime webcam images showed incandescent material being ejected above the cone. Between 50 and 181 daily explosions were recorded over the week-long period. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4) and the public was warned to stay 3 km away from the summit.

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. It is symmetrical when viewed from the north and east. A small cone with a 130-m-wide crater constructed at the SE side of a larger crater forms the volcano's high point. Many lava flows have reached the coastline. Eruptions recorded since 1660 have consisted of explosive activity from the summit crater.

Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)