Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (April 25, 2026) at 17:04 WIT. In the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 14 times.
Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 650 meters above the peak or 1,737 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 18 millimeters and a duration of 55.84 seconds.
(Read: Volcanic Eruption Trends in Recent Years)
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Warning). Seismic observations on April 25, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 111 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 7-34 millimeters and earthquake durations of 30.77-59.13 seconds.
Then, 5 distant tectonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 12-34 millimeters, s-p times of 17.13-26.1 seconds and earthquake durations of 54.75-80.56 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with amplitudes 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.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,664 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (864 eruptions) while Mount Dukono has erupted 75 times.
(Read: Indonesia Has the Most Active Volcanoes in the World)
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