Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches Approximately 1,200 Meters

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (September 8, 2024) at 06.05 WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono only erupted once.

Citing 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 reach 1,200 meters above the peak (2,287 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the west. 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 September 8, 2024, from 00.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 179 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 7-34 millimeters and durations of 30.21-52.93 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 volcanic quake with an amplitude of 15 millimeters, an s-p time of 4.58 seconds, and a duration of 12.76 seconds; and 82 distant tectonic quakes with amplitudes of 7-34 millimeters, s-p times of 11.43-55.19 seconds, and durations of 60.04-104.47 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to conduct activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 3-kilometer radius.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,578 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,440 eruptions), while Mount Dukono erupted 37 times.