At least 3 people were killed by mud flows. 1,000-2,600 more were evacuated from several villages on 27-28 December, when heavy rainfall turned fresh ash deposits into devastating mud flows. Most damage was in the villages of Tubo and Tofure and along the Togorara and Marikurubu rivers. [read all]

The remote Dukono volcano in Halmahera Island continues to produce ash explosions with plumes rising up to 1 km above the crater. Eruptions are following each other in intervals of 5-15 minutes and there are frequent small tremors. [read all]

Eruptions are continuing at Gamalana volcano, consisting of moderate to strong ash explosions, as observed by our correspondant on location. Volcanologist Mr Kristianto, head/coordinator of all observatory post in eastern Indonesia, reports 4 explosions on 4 December and numerous volcanic earthquakes. The daily status update reads: ...more [read all]

Mount Gamalama volcano in Indonesia's remote North Maluku province erupted at 23:00 local time on Sunday (1400 GMT), according to local news. The eruption produced small amounts of ash, causing local electrical blackouts and ash fall in the provincial capital city of Ternate. ...more [read all]

It is reported that white and gray plumes from Ibu rose to 300-400 m altitude. There are more frequent earthquakes, that indicate an increasing activity. There were also lava flows and explosions at the summit. There was also Strombolian activity. The Alert Level was increased to 3. The lava dome is growing and is now visible from Duono village. [read all]

Satellite imagery shows, that on 7 January ash plumes from Dukono rose to an altitude of 1.8 km and drifted E and SE. [read all]

The Darwin VAAC reported that on 19 August an ash plume from Dukono rose to an altitude of 2.4 km (8,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted W. [read all]

CVGHM raised the Alert Level of Gamalama on 24 August from 1 to 2 (on ...more [read all]

CVGHM lowered the Alert Level for Gamkonora from 3 to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) on 24 July based on visual observations and a decrease in seismicity. That followed a sharp drop in seismicity during 8-23 July, a decline both in terms of the number of events and their energy. Later, during 16-23 July, when breaks in inclement weather took place, observers saw white plumes rising to altitudes of 5.6 km (18,400 ft) a.s.l. Available CVGHM reports issued through the 26th did not disclose more recent events. [read all]

After last week's intense ash eruptions generating plumes 2-3 km high, Gamkonora volcano has quieted down over the past days. Since July 13, seismicity has decreased sharply and no new larger ash eruptions have occurred since then.The Indonesian Volcanological Survey has lowered the alert level and many villagers who had been evacuated from the slopes of the volcano have returned home.

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There are informations about eruptions of the Gamkonora volcano on Halmahera. Strong Strombolian eruptions at the crater, lava is glowing at night. The alert code is on red colour code.
Thousand of people around the volcano flee to safer areas.

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The Darwin VAAC reported that a diffuse plume from Dukono was visible on satellite imagery on 16 January and drifted SSE.

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As of the 19th of January, the Global Volcanism Network (GVN) has reported that ash from Dukono was visible on satellite imagery on 12 January at a height of ~3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l., extending SW.

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Explosions and pyroclastic ejections continued at Dukono during 10-16 October. Ash columns rose 100-950 m above the summit (or 1,200-7,000 ft a.s.l.) and mainly drifted SE. Seismicity was dominated by explosion earthquakes. Dukono remained at Alert Level 2.

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DUKONO Halmahera, Indonesia 1.70°N, 127.87°E;

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Dukono volcano has been mildly active during the past months. The volcano is emitting small plumes of ash, which can frequently be detected on satellite images. The plume heights were usually not known.

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