JAKARTA - Mount Dukono in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku (Malut) erupted by ejecting volcanic ash as high as 1,550 meters from the top of the mountain on Thursday, June 19 at around 06.41 WIT.
"This eruption was carried out by throwing out a column of ash which was observed as high as 1,550 meters," said Officer of the Volcano Observation Post (PGA) Dukono Bambang Sugiono in a written statement, Thursday, confiscated by Antara.
The eruption of Mount Dukono was seen spewing a column of ash which was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity leaning towards the northwest.
He explained that the eruption of the volcano as high as 1,087 meters above sea level (masl) was recorded on a seismogram with an amplitude of a maximum of 22 mm and a duration of 86.10 seconds.
"Currently, the condition of Mount Dukono is still at Level II or Alert," he said.
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Therefore, he continued, the people around Mount Dukono and visitors and tourists are advised not to climb and approach the Maupang Warirang Crater within a radius of four kilometers.
"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 land area of the ash does not remain," said Bambang.
He asked the community 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.
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