Warning! This Morning Mount Dukono Erupts Again (Saturday, September 20, 2025)

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (20/9/2025) at 06:49 WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted twice.

Based on 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 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 northeast. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on September 20, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 6 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 7-10 millimeters and earthquake durations of 69.92-203.68 seconds.

Then, 3 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 12-34 millimeters s-p 16.03-21.01 seconds and earthquake durations of 68.09-87.05 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with amplitudes of 1-6 millimeters dominant 2 millimeters occurred.

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 6,167 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (2,462 times), while Mount Dukono erupted 498 times.

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