Mount Dukono Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (April 21, 2026) at 18:25 WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 5 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 2,000 meters above the peak or 3,087 meters above sea level.

The observed ash column is white to gray in color with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 20 millimeters and a duration of 76.18 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on April 21, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 132 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-34 millimeters and a duration of 29.8-97.23 seconds.

Then, 6 distant tectonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-27 millimeters, s-p 14.64-30.09 seconds and a duration of 61.35-96.5 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 1-4 millimeters, dominated by 2 millimeters.

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

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,593 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (843 eruptions) while Mount Dukono has erupted 66 times.

(Read: The Last Five Earthquakes Recorded by BMKG (Saturday, July 19, 2025 18:25:55 WIB))