Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning, Eruption Height Reaches 600 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 10:50 WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 3 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 600 meters above the peak or 1,687 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the northeast and east. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on March 24, 2025, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 220 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 6-34 millimeters and durations of 31.66-99.4 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 34 millimeters, s-p 29.89-35.19 seconds, and durations of 81.64-86.36 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor with an amplitude of 1-5 millimeters, dominant at 2 millimeters.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to conduct activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,384 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,096 eruptions), while Mount Dukono erupted 50 times.