Warning! Mount Dukono Erupts Again Tonight (Saturday, August 16, 2025)

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (8/16/2025) at 9:11 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 5 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 gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on August 16, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 7 millimeters and a duration of 37.49 seconds.

Followed by 1 deep volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 20 millimeters s-p 0.37 seconds and a duration of 10.98 seconds, and 2 local tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 7 millimeters s-p 7.91-9.52 seconds and durations of 38.58-43.49 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities, climb, or approach Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.

Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,642 volcano eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,264 times), while Mount Dukono erupted 475 times.

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