Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Reaches 3,100 Meters Above the Peak
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 2:42 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 16 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 3,100 meters above the peak or 4,187 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west and northwest. 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 March 16, 2025, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 60 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 7-34 millimeters and durations of 25.29-75.76 seconds. Then, there was 1 continuous tremor with an amplitude of 3-7 millimeters, dominant at 4 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 2,222 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,020 times), while Mount Dukono erupted 40 times.
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