Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Height Around 500 Meters
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (1/5/2026) at 16:49 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 7 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 500 meters above the summit (1,587 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting northwest. Mount Dukono's eruption was still ongoing when this report was published.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 1 May 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) recorded 64 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 10-34 mm, duration 17.42-74.31 seconds.
Additionally, 1 local tectonic earthquake (16 mm amplitude, 7.65 s S-P, 37.11 s duration) and 4 distant tectonic earthquakes (7-17 mm amplitude, 12.61-20.56 s S-P, 31.86-74.31 s duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges nearby communities, visitors and tourists not to carry out activities, hike or approach Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4 kilometer radius.
As of 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1,746 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 905 events, while Mount Dukono has erupted 85 times.
(Read: Nearly 300 Natural Disasters Recorded By Mid-February 2024)
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