Indonesia’s Mount Dukono erupts, ash plume reaches 3,000 meters

Mount Dukono in North Halmahera, the North Maluku province of Indonesia, spewed an ash column up to 3,000 meters above the summit on Sunday afternoon at 2:24 p.m. local time, according to Antara News Agency.

Sarjan Roboke, an officer of the PGA for Dukono Volcano, said in a press statement that the erupted ash column was white to gray with a thick intensity and tended to move west to northwest.

A series of earthquake tremors was recorded from the volcano, which stands at 1,335 meters above sea level, with a maximum amplitude of 27 and lasting for 4 minutes and 53 seconds.

The current status of the volcano is Level II/Alert.

Roboke called on local residents to avoid a 3-kilometer radius from the peak of the volcano and to wear masks outdoors to protect their respiratory systems from volcanic ash.