Warning! Mount Dukono Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, April 20, 2026)

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (April 20, 2026) at 18:41 WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted twice.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 900 meters above the peak or 1,987 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with thick intensity heading east. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 34 millimeters and a duration of 46.88 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Warning). Seismic observations on April 20, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 97 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 8-34 millimeters and earthquake durations of 30.4-52.54 seconds.

Then, 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 18 millimeters, s-p 10.57 seconds and an earthquake duration of 51.62 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, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,574 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (834 eruptions) while Mount Dukono has erupted 63 times.

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