Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Morning, Ash Column Height Around 3,400 Meters
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (15/5/2026) at 08.00 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 14 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was around 3,400 meters above the summit, or 4,487 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared white to grey with thick intensity, drifting northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 30 millimetres and duration of 90.23 seconds.
(Read: Volcanic Eruption Trends Over Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 15 May 2026 00.00-23.59 WIT recorded 38 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 6-34 mm and duration 42.5-73.49 seconds, plus 1 continuous tremor event with amplitude 1-15 mm (dominant 8 mm).
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid activities, hiking or approaching Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4 kilometre radius.
As of 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1,985 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,016 events, while Mount Dukono has erupted 123 times.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Most Active Volcanoes)
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