Mount Dukono Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 6:15 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 11 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 1,500 meters above the peak (2,587 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the east. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing at the time of this report.
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on March 26, 2025, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 320 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 7-34 millimeters and durations of 35.63-112.75 seconds. There was also 1 instance of continuous tremor with an amplitude of 1-6 millimeters, predominantly 3 millimeters.
PVMBG advises the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to conduct activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.
During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,434 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,123 eruptions), while Mount Dukono erupted 58 times.
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