Alert! Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Morning (Monday, 4 May 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (4/5/2026) at 06:24 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 2 times.
Based on eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 900 meters above the peak, or 1987 meters above sea level.
The ash column was grey, thick, and drifting northeast and east. Mount Dukono's eruption was ongoing at the time this report was published.
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According to MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono is at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 4 May 2026 between 00:00–23:59 WIT recorded 233 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 7–34 mm and duration 34.63–160.99 seconds.
Additionally, 1 distant tectonic earthquake (20 mm amplitude, 18.89 s S-P interval, 76.66 s duration) and 1 continuous tremor (1–8 mm amplitude, dominant 2 mm) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid activity, hiking or approaching Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4 kilometer radius.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1777 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 913 events, while Mount Dukono erupted 91 times.
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