Warning! Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Afternoon (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) at 11:24 WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 7 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 reached 800 meters above the peak or 1,887 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing when this report was made.
(Read: Indonesia Has the Most Active Volcanoes in the World)
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Warning). Seismic observations on April 22, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 102 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-34 millimeters and a duration of 32.21-81.08 seconds. Then, 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 1-6 millimeters, dominated by 5 millimeters.
PVMBG advises residents around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,606 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (845 eruptions) while Mount Dukono erupted 68 times.
(Read: Countries with the Most Active Volcanoes in the World, Indonesia Ranks First)
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