Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Column Reaches 2,000 Meters Above the Summit

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 06:50 WIT. This is the second eruption in the last week.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 2,000 meters above the peak or 3,087 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. 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 March 1, 2025, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 253 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 6-34 millimeters and durations of 36.44-85.33 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 34 millimeters, an S-P time of 26.28 seconds, and a duration of 94.83 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor with an amplitude of 1-5 millimeters, predominantly 2 millimeters.

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 1,756 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (830 times), while Mount Dukono erupted 14 times.