JAKARTA - Mount Dukono in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku (Malut), has been recorded to have erupted 76 times during the period of April 6, 2026.
"The crater smoke is leaning to the northwest, with a column of ash from 800 meters to 1,400 meters above the mountain peak," said Dukono Fire Observation Post (PGA) Officer Bambang Sugiono in a written statement, Tuesday, April 7, quoted by Antara.
He explained that the smoke from the crater of Mount Dukono was observed to be white and gray with medium to thick intensity.
"For the number of tremors of the eruption 76, amplitude 6-34 mm, duration 19.33-90.65 seconds. While continuous tremor (microtremor) was recorded with an amplitude of 1-6 mm (dominant 4 mm)," he said.
Meanwhile, the weather is still sunny, cloudy, overcast, and rainy. The wind blows weakly to moderate towards the west and northwest. The air temperature is 27-31 degrees Celsius and the air humidity is 61-90 percent with a rainfall volume of 2 mm per day.
He said that currently the status of the volcano, which is 1,087 meters above sea level (msl), is at Level II or Alert.
The community around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists are advised not to carry out activities, climb, and approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a radius of four kilometers.
"Considering that eruptions with volcanic ash occur periodically and the ash distribution follows the direction and speed of the wind, so that the ash landing area is not fixed," said Bambang Sugiono.
Therefore, he said, people around Mount Dukono are asked to provide masks to avoid the threat of volcanic ash on the respiratory system.
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