Alert! Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Morning (Thursday, 14 May 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (14/5/2026) at 06:48 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 13 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, observed ash column height reached 600 m above the summit, or 1687 m above sea level.
The ash column appeared white to grey, thick intensity, drifting northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with 25 mm maximum amplitude and 47.83 second duration.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Most Active Volcanoes In The World)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Dukono is set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 14 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT logged 24 eruption earthquakes with 7-34 mm amplitude and 41.74-86.32 second duration.
Additionally: 1 distant tectonic earthquake (34 mm amplitude, 35.43 s S-P interval, 97.4 s duration), 1 continuous tremor event (1-10 mm amplitude, dominant 8 mm).
PVMBG warns local residents, visitors and hikers: do not enter, climb or approach Malupang Warirang Crater within 4 km radius.
For the year 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 1968 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) leads with 1007 eruptions; Mount Dukono has recorded 122 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Count Of Active Volcanoes)
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