Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Plume Height Around 500 Meters
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (8/22/2025) at 10:15 AM WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 6 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be around 500 meters above the peak or 1,587 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the east. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing when this report was made.
(Read: West Kalimantan Has the Worst Air Quality in Indonesia This Morning (Friday, August 18, 2023))
According to MAGMA Indonesia''s volcano activity report, Mount Dukono''s activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on August 22, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 63 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-14 millimeters and durations of 33.29-85.08 seconds. Additionally, there was 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 2-7 millimeters, predominantly 3 millimeters.
PVMBG urges the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.
Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,736 volcanic eruptions in Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,299 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 482 times.
(Read: Kurious Survey: Many People Feel Indonesia''s Air Quality is Poor)
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