Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Afternoon, Eruption Height 800 Meters Above Peak
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (April 26, 2026) at 1:50 PM WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 17 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 around 800 meters above the peak (1,887 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed to be gray to black in color with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing when this report was made.
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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Warning). Seismic observations on April 26, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 103 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-34 millimeters and durations of 38.68-63.94 seconds.
Then, 2 distant tectonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 20 millimeters, s-p time of 21.14 seconds and durations of 54.53-68.56 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 1-5 millimeters, dominated at 3 millimeters.
PVMBG advises residents around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,675 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (867 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 78 times.
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