Alert! Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) at 06:33 WIT. In the past 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 observed ash column height is approximately 900 meters above the peak (1,987 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 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). Earthquake observations on April 28, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 74 eruption/earthquake events with an amplitude of 8-34 millimeters and a duration of 23.69-66.12 seconds.
Then, 3 distant tectonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 15-22 millimeters, s-p 15.89-17.13 seconds and a duration of 58.61-63.52 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 1-6 millimeters, dominated by 4 millimeters.
PVMBG advises residents around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,705 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (881 events) while Mount Dukono has erupted 80 times.
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