Alert! Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Morning (Friday, 22 May 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (22/5/2026) at 06:09 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 16 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 600 meters above the crater peak (1,687 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, thick intensity, drifting eastward. Mount Dukono eruption was ongoing at the time this report was published.
(Read: Latest Five Earthquakes Recorded by BMKG (Wednesday, 22 April 2026 12:17:58 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono is set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 22 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 163 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 6-24 mm, duration 42.9 - 388.92 seconds.
Additionally, 7 emission earthquakes (amplitude 8-15 mm, duration 36.83-48.18 seconds) and 4 low-frequency earthquakes (amplitude 4-6 mm, duration 26.21-39.98 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid activities, hiking or approaching Malupang Warirang Crater within 4 kilometer radius.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,097 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,053 events, while Mount Dukono has erupted 146 times.
(Read: Indonesia Ranked As Most Earthquake-Prone Country As Of 2025)
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