Mount Dukono Erupts Thursday Afternoon, Activity Level at Alert
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (July 31, 2025) at 12:44 WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 7 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the observed ash column reached 700 meters above the peak (1,787 meters above sea level).
The observed ash column was white to gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. Mount Dukono's eruption was still ongoing when this report was made.
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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Dukono's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on July 31, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 61 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-14 millimeters and durations of 32.54-191.56 seconds. Additionally, there was 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 1-5 millimeters, predominantly 2 millimeters.
PVMBG urges the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.
Throughout 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,395 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,165 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 456 times.
(Read: West Kalimantan Produced the Most CO2 Emissions from Forest and Land Fires Until July 2023)
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