Warning! Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning (Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (April 25, 2026) at 07:06 WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 13 times.
Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 600 meters above the peak or 1,687 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 23 millimeters and a duration of 43.82 seconds.
(Read: Number of Damaged Houses Due to Floods and Landslides in Sumatra (December 16, 2025))
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Dukono's activity level is at Level II (Warning). Seismic observations on April 25, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 111 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 7-34 millimeters and earthquake durations of 30.77-59.13 seconds.
Then, 5 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 12-34 millimeters, s-p times of 17.13-26.1 seconds and earthquake durations of 54.75-80.56 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with amplitudes of 1-5 millimeters, dominated by 3 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.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,661 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (863 eruptions) while Mount Dukono has erupted 74 times.
(Read: Two Months of Floods in Sumatra, 1,204 People Killed and 140 Missing (Tuesday, January 27, 2026))
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