Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Height Around 700 Meters

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) at 17:40 WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 3 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 700 meters above the peak (1,787 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). Seismicity observations on August 12, 2025, at 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 66 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-20 millimeters and earthquake durations of 32.28-68.97 seconds.

Then, 3 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 7-34 millimeters S-P 10.03-14.5 seconds and earthquake durations of 55.5-79.22 seconds, and 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 2-14 millimeters dominant at 5 millimeters.

PVMBG advises 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 5,582 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,234 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 473 times.

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