Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Column Reaches 1,100 Meters Above the Summit

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 09:42 WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 3 times.

According to 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 approximately 1,100 meters above the peak or 2,187 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 at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on February 12, 2025, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 249 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 6-34 millimeters and durations of 35.19-190.76 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 14-20 millimeters, S-P times of 13.33-20.02 seconds, and durations of 62.26-72.96 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor with an amplitude of 1-6 millimeters, predominantly 2 millimeters.

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

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,196 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (614 times), while Mount Dukono erupted 6 times.