Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Reaches 2,000 Meters Above the Summit
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 09.14 WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 5 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately 2,000 meters above the peak (3,087 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the south. 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 February 20, 2025, from 00.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 194 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 5-34 millimeters and durations of 36.38-56.32 seconds. Then, there was 1 continuous tremor with an amplitude of 2-7 millimeters, predominantly 3 millimeters.
PVMBG advises 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 1,417 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (702 eruptions), while Mount Dukono erupted 11 times.
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