Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches 400 Meters Above Peak

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (April 9, 2026) at 09:48 WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 12 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 400 meters above the peak or 1,487 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with moderate to thick intensity towards the east and southeast. 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). Seismic observations on April 9, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 61 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-34 millimeters and durations of 34.63-80.9 seconds.

Then, 7 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-17 millimeters, s-p times of 19.18-31.78 seconds and durations of 61.21-91.45 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with amplitudes of 1-4 millimeters, dominated by 2 millimeters.

PVMBG advises the public 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 1,375 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (739 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 40 times.

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