Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Morning, Ash Column Height Around 1,300 Meters
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (31/5/2026) at 06:33 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 7 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 1,300 meters above the peak, or 2,387 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared white to grey, with thick intensity drifting eastward. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 34 millimeters and duration of 41.68 seconds.
(Read also: NTT Continuously Hit by Forest & Land Fires Over Last 10 Years, BMKG Urges Increased Preparedness)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 31 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 38 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 5-18 mm and duration 17.33-73.34 seconds.
Additionally, 44 low-frequency earthquakes (3-5 mm amplitude, 19.36-34.26 sec duration) and 3 local tectonic earthquakes (4-8 mm amplitude, S-P 4.5-7.91 sec, 26.65-29.67 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges surrounding communities, visitors and tourists not to conduct activities, hike or approach Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4 kilometer radius.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,247 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,129 events, while Mount Dukono has erupted 154 times.
(Read also: Forest & Land Fire Extent Indicators in Central Kalimantan Province Over the Past Decade)
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