Mount Dukono Erupts Again Tonight, Ash Column Reaches Approximately 1,000 Meters

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 6:34 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 4 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be approximately 1,000 meters above the peak (2,087 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on February 13, 2025, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 164 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 5-34 millimeters and durations of 33.56-61.77 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 felt earthquake, scale II MMI, with an amplitude of 34 millimeters, S-P not observed, and a duration of 88.27 seconds; and 2 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 8-9 millimeters, S-P 15.46-29.01 seconds, and durations of 70.97-71.48 seconds.

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

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,228 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (617 times), while Mount Dukono erupted 7 times.