Mount Dukono Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, 17 May 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (17/5/2026) at 18:19 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 21 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 1,200 meters above the crater peak (2,287 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, with thick intensity drifting southwest and west. Mount Dukono's eruption was ongoing at the time this report was published.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 17 May 2026 (00:00–23:59 WIT) recorded 60 eruption earthquakes with 6–34 mm amplitude and 32.14–293.03 second duration.
Additionally, 1 low-frequency earthquake (5 mm amplitude, 30.93 second duration) and 1 deep volcanic earthquake (14 mm amplitude, 1.17 s S-P interval, 26.72 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid activities, hiking or approaching Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4 kilometer radius.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 2,022 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,027 events, while Mount Dukono has erupted 130 times.
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