Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (April 21, 2026) at 07.38 WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 4 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 1,200 meters above the peak (2,287 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. 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, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on April 21, 2026 from 00.00-23.59 WIT showed 132 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-34 millimeters and a duration of 29.8-97.23 seconds.

Then, 6 distant tectonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-27 millimeters, s-p time of 14.64-30.09 seconds and duration of 61.35-96.5 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 1-4 millimeters, dominated by 2 millimeters.

PVMBG advises the community 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 1,584 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (841 eruptions) while Mount Dukono erupted 65 times.

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