Alert! Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Afternoon (Tuesday, 19 May 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (19/5/2026) at 14:46 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 8 times.
According to eruption data from the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 900 meters above the crater peak, or 1987 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared white to grey, thick density, drifting eastwards. Eruption activity was ongoing at the time this report was published.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Highest Number Of Active Volcanoes Worldwide)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono remains at activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 19 May 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) recorded 182 eruption earthquakes with 6-34 mm amplitude, lasting 23.91 to 266.99 seconds.
Additionally, 35 low-frequency earthquakes (4-11 mm amplitude, 17.57-25.92 sec duration) and 1 local tectonic earthquake (5 mm amplitude, 9.19 sec S-P interval, 33.32 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local communities, visitors and hikers to avoid all activities, climbing or approaching within 4 km radius of Malupang Warirang Crater.
For year 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged a total of 2053 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1035 eruptions, while Mount Dukono registered 138 eruptions.
(Read: Countries With Most Active Volcanoes: Indonesia Ranks First Globally)
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