Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Reaches 1,000 Meters Above Summit
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (5/6/2026) at 17:02 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 6 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 1,000 meters above the summit (2,087 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting northwest. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 12 mm and duration 117.96 seconds.
(Read: Air Quality in Major Indonesian Cities is Poor, Far Below WHO Standards)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on May 6 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 15 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 7-11 mm and duration 15.97-156.3 seconds.
Additionally, 4 distant tectonic earthquakes (amplitude 4-34 mm, S-P interval 11.92-19.49 sec, duration 38.97-83.45 sec) and 1 continuous tremor event (amplitude 1-10 mm, dominant 5 mm) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid activities, hiking or approaching Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4 kilometer radius.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,827 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 942 events, while Mount Dukono has erupted 95 times.
(Read: Indonesia Had the Worst Air Quality in ASEAN in 2022)
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