JAKARTA - Mount Dukono, Halmahera, North Maluku, erupted again by ejecting volcanic ash as high as 1,200 meters above the top of the mountain.
"Yes, an eruption with a column height of ash was observed as high as 1,200 meters," said the officer of the Dukono Volcano Observation Post (PGA), Bambang Sugiono, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, July 21.
Mount Dubono erupted by ejecting a column of ash and was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity leaning towards the East.
He explained that the eruption of a volcano as high as 1,087 meters above sea level was recorded on a seismogram with an amplitude of a maximum of 26 mm and a duration of 78,71 seconds from the Dukono PGA Post in Mamuya Village, Galela District.
"Currently, the condition of Mount Dukono is at Level II or Alert," he said.
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The community around Mount Dukono and visitors and tourists are advised not to do hiking activities, and not to approach the Maupang Warirang Crater within a 4 kilometer radius.
"Given that the eruption with volcanic ash periodically occurs and the distribution of ash follows the direction and speed of the wind, so that the area of the ash land is not fixed," said Bambang.
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