Mount Lewotobi | 06 Nov 2024
Recently, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, located on the Indonesian island of Flores, erupted.
- This eruption follows heightened volcanic activity in Indonesia, with another recent eruption from Mount Merapi in West Sumatra.
- Indonesia has around 120 active volcanoes and Mt Lewotobi is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area known for frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
- The Pacific Ring of Fire (Circum-Pacific Belt) is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterised by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
- It is largely a result of Tectonic Plates where massive Pacific Plate interacts with less-dense plates surrounding it like Nazca Plate, Juan de Fuca Plate.
