Warning! Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Afternoon (Monday, April 27, 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (April 27, 2026) at 4:47 PM WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono erupted only once.
Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 900 meters above the peak or 1,987 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color 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 (Warning). Seismic observations on April 27, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 124 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-34 millimeters and a duration of 34.63-74.09 seconds.
Then, 5 distant tectonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 10-34 millimeters, s-p time of 11.57-44.59 seconds and a duration of 66.99-127.06 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 1-4 millimeters, dominant at 2 millimeters.
PVMBG advises the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities, climb, and approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,695 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (874 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 79 times.
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