Overall Orange Volcanic eruption for Dukono
in Indonesia

Event summary

ORANGE alert: The Dukono Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000140
Name: Dukono (268010)
Glide number: VO-2026-000068-IDN
Lat/Lon: 1.7 , 127.88
Event Date: 08 May 2026 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 180000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 520000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 3
Population Exposure Index PEI: 3
Inserted at: 08 May 2026 07:10 UTC

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Indonesia - Volcanic activity and landslide (ECHO 08 May 2026)Fri, 08 May 2026 09:40

  • As of 7 May, at 22.41 UTC (8 May at 7.41 local time), the Dukono volcano, located in the northern Halmahera island (the main island of the Maluku islands, eastern Indonesia), started to erupt. The ash column reached more than 10 km above the summit as of 7 May at 23.29 UTC and the ash cloud is moving northward. The eruption and ash emission are currently still ongoing.
  • Media reports, as of 8 May, 20 rescued hikers remained trapped by the eruption across the affected area.
  • The alert level issued by MAGMA remains red (maximum level), and the Aviation Colour Code (VONA) is red. All activities are prohibited within a 4 km radius of the crater.
  • Moreover, heavy rainfall has been affecting the Sumatra island since 5 May, causing a landslide that resulted in casualties. Media reports one fatality and seven injured people due to a landslide that occurred in the area of the Jorong Kampuang Baruah, Nagari Sungai Landia and Ampek Koto districts (Agam regency, West Sumatra province).
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

The Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report provides information about global volcanism on a weekly basis. Latest Dukono report has been published on 30 Apr 2026 09:42.
The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that eruptive activity at Dukono continued during 23-29 April. Daily white-and-gray ash plumes rose 400-1,400 m above the summit and drifted in multiple directions. The Alert Level remained at Level 2 (on a scale of 1-4) and the public was warned to stay 4 km away from the Malupang Warirang Crater. Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
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Latest media headlines

Indonesia, erutta il vulcano sul Monte Dukono: tre morti 5/8/2026 10:43:00 AM.

Nell’ eruzione del vulcano sul monte Dukono , in Indonesia, nella provincia delle Molucche Settentrionali, tre escursionisti sono morti : due cittadini di Singapore e un indonesiano. Circa 20 alpinisti hanno iniziato giovedì a scalare la mo
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At least 3 hikers killed by volcano eruption on Indonesian island 5/8/2026 10:42:00 AM.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An explosive eruption of Mount Dukono on a remote Indonesian island killed three hikers, authorities said Friday. About 20 climbers set out Thursday to ascend the nearly 1,355-meter (4,445-foot) volcano on the isla
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Au moins trois morts et 10 randonneurs disparus après l''éruption d''u.. 5/8/2026 10:35:00 AM.

Le volcan Dukono est entré en éruption sur l''île indonésienne d''Halmahera, tôt ce vendredi 8 mai. Trois randonneurs sont morts et plusieurs personnes sont toujours portées disparues.
Vulcano killer, eruzione devastante e colonna di cenere di 10km. Morti.. 5/8/2026 10:32:00 AM.

Una colonna di cenere alta fino a 10 chilometri , l’allerta vulcanica innalzata e un bilancio drammatico: tre escursionisti morti e 15 persone ricoverate . Il Monte Dukono , uno dei vulcani più attivi dell’Indonesia, è tornato a eruttare su
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (31), INGV (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1), JSR (1),