Alert! Mount Dukono Erupted Again This Afternoon (Sunday, 3 May 2026)
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Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (3/5/2026) at 16:43 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Dukono has erupted 11 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 700 meters above the crater peak (1,787 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey with thick density, drifting northeast. This eruption was registered on seismographs with maximum amplitude 15 mm and duration 48.04 seconds.
(Read: Forest Fire Area Indicators in West Kalimantan Province 2016-2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Dukono remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 3 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 72 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 6-30 mm, duration 40.53-66.36 seconds, plus 1 continuous tremor event with amplitude 1-10 mm (dominant 5 mm).
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid activities, hiking or approaching Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4 kilometer radius.
During 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1,770 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 911 events, while Mount Dukono has erupted 89 times.
(Read: Forest Fire Area Indicators in East Kalimantan up to June 2025)
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