Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Plume 1,200 Meters Above Peak

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) at 5:04 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 3 times.

Citing 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 1,200 meters above the peak or 2,287 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to grey with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption of Mount Dukono 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). Seismicity observations on July 29, 2025, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 79 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-20 millimeters and durations of 31.13-219.42 seconds.

Furthermore, 4 distant tectonic earthquakes occurred with amplitudes of 6-10 millimeters s-p 11.57-16.03 seconds and durations of 51.03-72.78 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters, dominant at 3 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 5,366 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (2,159 times) while Mount Dukono erupted 452 times.

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