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Dukono volcano news & eruption updates:

Thursday, May 24, 2012
Darwin VAAC reported that on 18 May an ash plume from Dukono rose to an altitude of 3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 55 km E. [read all]
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Darwin VAAC reported that during 8-9 May ash plumes from Dukono rose to an altitude of 3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 75 km SE. [read all]
Monday, Feb 06, 2012
Darwin VAAC reported that during 1-4 February ash plumes from Dukono rose to an altitude of 2.7 km (9,000 ft) a.s.l. The plumes drifted 220 km SW on 1 February and 45 km SW and S during 2-4 February. [read all]
Thursday, Feb 02, 2012
Thursday, Dec 22, 2011
Eruption from Dukono volcano on 21 Dec 2011 (photo: Andi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
Eruption from Dukono volcano on 21 Dec 2011 (photo: Andi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
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]
Thursday, Jan 15, 2009
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]
Thursday, Aug 21, 2008
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]
Thursday, Jan 18, 2007

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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Thursday, Feb 09, 2006

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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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005

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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Friday, Sep 09, 2005

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

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Saturday, Jun 04, 2005

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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Dukono volcano
complex volcano 1185 m (3,888 ft)
Halmahera, Indonesia, 1.68°N / 127.88°E
Dukono volcano eruptions:
1550, 1719, 1868(?), 1933-ongoing (as of 2011)
Typical eruption style:
Explosive and effusive (lava flows)
Dukono webcams / live data

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