Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning (Saturday, April 18, 2026)

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (April 18, 2026) at 08:02 WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 16 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the observed ash column is around 900 meters above the peak (1,987 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on April 18, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 133 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-34 millimeters and earthquake durations of 30.75-93.24 seconds.

Then, 10 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-34 millimeters, s-p 12.45-27.38 seconds and earthquake durations of 60.77-91.5 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with amplitudes of 1-4 millimeters, dominant at 2 millimeters.

PVMBG urges residents around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,542 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (824 explosions) while Mount Dukono erupted 58 times.

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