Mount Dukono In North Maluku Vomits Volcanic Ash Reaching 800 Meters

JAKARTA - Mount Dukono in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku (Malut) ejected volcanic ash as high as 800 meters from above the peak on Sunday, August 10 morning.

"The eruption this morning was around 07:25 WIT and was seen spewing volcanic ash as high as 800 meters," said an officer of the Dukono Volcano Observation Post (PGA), Bambang Sugiono in a written statement, confiscated by Antara.

According to him, the eruption of Mount Dukono was seen that the ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity leaning towards the Northwest.

He explained that this eruption was recorded on a seismogram with an amplitude of a maximum of 14 mm and a duration of 62.38 seconds from the Dukono PGA Post in Mamuya Village, Galela District.

"Currently, the condition of the volcano as high as 1,087 meters above sea level is still at Level II or Alert," he said.

Therefore, he continued, people around Mount Dukono and visitors and tourists are advised not to do hiking activities, and to approach the Maupang Warirang Crater within a radius of 4 kilometers.

"Considering that eruptions with volcanic ash periodically occur and the distribution of ash follows the direction and speed of the wind, so that the ash land area does not remain," said Bambang.

He asked the people around Mount Dukono to always provide masks or nasal and mouth coverings to be used when needed to avoid the threat of volcanic ash in the respiratory system.