Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning, Eruption Height Around 500 Meters
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (April 26, 2026) at 06:20 WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 15 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is around 500 meters above the peak or 1,587 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be gray to black in color with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing when this report was made.
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on April 26, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 103 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-34 millimeters and a duration of 38.68-63.94 seconds.
Then, 2 distant tectonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 20 millimeters, s-p 21.14 seconds and a duration of 54.53-68.56 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 1-5 millimeters, dominated by 3 millimeters.
PVMBG advises residents around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,670 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (866 times) while Mount Dukono has erupted 76 times.
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