Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning (Sunday, September 14, 2025)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (September 14, 2025) at 07:16 WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 3 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be around 1,000 meters above the peak (2,087 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. Mount Dukono''s eruption was still ongoing when this report was made.
(Read: 55 Disasters Occurred in Mid-September 2023, Forest Fires Dominate)
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Dukono''s activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismicity observations on September 14, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 7 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 7 millimeters and a duration of 71.46-128.44 seconds. Additionally, there was 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 1-6 millimeters, dominant at 2 millimeters.
PVMBG urges the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to conduct activities, climb, or approach Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.
Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 6,090 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,441 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 496 times.
(Read: Indication of Forest Fire Extent in East Kalimantan until June 2025)
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