Mount Dukono Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, August 4, 2025)

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (August 4, 2025) at 10:49 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 2 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the observed ash column reached None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

Visual eruption was not observed. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, Mount Dukono's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on August 4, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 47 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-15 millimeters and durations of 32.22-79.15 seconds.

Subsequently, there was 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 10 millimeters s-p unobserved and a duration of 80.1 seconds, and 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 3-10 millimeters, predominantly 5 millimeters.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities, climb, or approach Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.

Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,457 volcano eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,188 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 461 times.

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