Warning! Mount Dukono Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, August 5, 2025)

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) at 8:38 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 observed ash column reached None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

The visual of the eruption was not observed. The eruption of Mount Dukono is still ongoing as this report was made.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, Mount Dukono's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismicity observations on August 5, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 47 eruption/explosive earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-15 millimeters and an earthquake duration of 32.22-79.15 seconds.

Additionally, there was 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 10 millimeters, s-p waves not observed, and an earthquake duration of 80.1 seconds, and 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 3-10 millimeters, dominant at 5 millimeters.

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

Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,476 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,195 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 463 times.

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