TERNATE, 27 March (BelTA - ANTARA) - Mount Dukono in North Halmahera
District, North Maluku, erupted on Tuesday morning at around 7:54 a.m.
Eastern Indonesia Time (WIT), releasing a volcanic ash column that
reached 600 meters above its summit.
Сolumn of volcanic ash was described as thick, greyish in color, and drifting towards the northeast and east.
The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a duration of 46.75 seconds.
Mount Dukono, standing at 1,087 meters above sea level, remains under Level II or Alert status.
As a precautionary measure, individuals residing near the volcano, as well as visitors and tourists, have been urged to avoid engaging in activities, climbing, or approaching the Malupang Warirang Crater within a four-kilometer radius.
It is recommended that people around Mount Dukono keep masks or nose and mouth coverings handy to mitigate respiratory risks from volcanic ash.
Earlier, the Mount Dukono Observation Post recorded an eruption that produced an ash column of 1,100 meters at around 7:47 a.m. WIT on Saturday (March 22).
The seismograph recorded this eruption with a maximum amplitude of 35 mm and a duration of 48.52 seconds.
Сolumn of volcanic ash was described as thick, greyish in color, and drifting towards the northeast and east.
The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a duration of 46.75 seconds.
Mount Dukono, standing at 1,087 meters above sea level, remains under Level II or Alert status.
As a precautionary measure, individuals residing near the volcano, as well as visitors and tourists, have been urged to avoid engaging in activities, climbing, or approaching the Malupang Warirang Crater within a four-kilometer radius.
It is recommended that people around Mount Dukono keep masks or nose and mouth coverings handy to mitigate respiratory risks from volcanic ash.
Earlier, the Mount Dukono Observation Post recorded an eruption that produced an ash column of 1,100 meters at around 7:47 a.m. WIT on Saturday (March 22).
The seismograph recorded this eruption with a maximum amplitude of 35 mm and a duration of 48.52 seconds.
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