Mount Dukono Erupts Again Today, Volcanic Ash Reaches 1,400 Meters High

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (April 19, 2026) at 06:22 WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 18 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is around 1,400 meters above the peak (2,487 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.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on April 19, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 129 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-34 millimeters and earthquake durations of 31.64-48.77 seconds.

Then, 2 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 14-15 millimeters, s-p 50.9 seconds, and earthquake durations of 99.73-176.3 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with amplitudes of 1-6 millimeters, dominated at 5 millimeters.

PVMBG urges residents around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,552 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (826 explosions) while Mount Dukono has erupted 60 times.

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