Warning! Mount Dukono Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, September 2, 2025)

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (9/2/2025) at 6:19 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono only erupted once.

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

The ash column was observed to be white to grey with thick intensity towards the northwest. Mount Dukono''s eruption was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia''s volcano activity report, Mount Dukono''s activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismicity observations on September 2, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 14 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-12 millimeters and a duration of 39.02-80.4 seconds.

Subsequently, 3 deep tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 7-34 millimeters s-p 14.13-29.87 seconds and a duration of 75.85-78.35 seconds, and 1 continuous tremor earthquake with amplitudes of 1-4 millimeters dominant at 2 millimeters occurred.

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

Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,932 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,376 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 489 times.

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