Alert! Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Morning (Saturday, May 2, 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (2/5/2026) at 06:18 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 8 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 approximately 2,400 meters above the crater peak, or 3,487 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared white to grey with thick density, drifting northwest. Mount Dukono eruption was ongoing at the time this report was published.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on May 2, 2026 (00:00–23:59 WIT) recorded 73 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 6–22 mm and duration 38.64–67.72 seconds, plus 1 continuous tremor event with dominant amplitude 3 mm (range 1–8 mm).
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities, hiking or approaching within 4 km radius of Malupang Warirang Crater.
For 2026 to date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 1,750 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 905 events, while Mount Dukono registered 86 eruptions.
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