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Dukono volcano
Complex volcano 1185 m (3,888 ft)
Halmahera, Indonesia, 1.68°N / 127.88°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Dukono volcano eruptions:
1933-ongoing (as of 2014), 1868(?), 1719, 1550
Typical eruption style:
Explosive and effusive (lava flows)

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Dukono volcano news & eruption updates

Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 01/2300Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Fri, 1 Jan 2021, 23:00
23:00 PM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 1 Jan 2021
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 1 Jan 2021
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 22:52 UTC, 01/01/21 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210101/2300Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010
PSN: N0141 E12753
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1335M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/4
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 MOV SW
OBS VA DTG: 01/2300Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0141 E12756 - N0129 E12747 - N0138
E12740 - N0145 E12753 MOV SW 05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 02/0500Z SFC/FL070 N0141 E12756 - N0130
E12747 - N0138 E12740 - N0145 E12753
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 02/1100Z SFC/FL070 N0141 E12756 - N0130
E12747 - N0137 E12740 - N0145 E12753
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 02/1700Z SFC/FL070 N0140 E12756 - N0130
E12747 - N0138 E12740 - N0145 E12753
RMK: VA CLEARLY SEEN ON VIS SATELLITE IMAGERY. HEIGHT AND
FORECAST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE. LOW
CONFIDENCE ON FORECAST MOVEMENT DUE TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20210102/0500Z=

Previous news
Thu, 31 Dec 2020, 23:00
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 MOV NE OBS VA DTG: 31/2300Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 31 Dec 2020
Tue, 29 Dec 2020, 10:00
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL050 MOV SE, OBS 29/0916Z OBS VA DTG: 29/0948Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)
Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 15:00
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VONA STATE ERUPTION TO FL060 EXT TO N AT 25/0800Z
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 25 Dec 2020
Thu, 17 Dec 2020, 23:00
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINOUS VA ERUPTION TO FL070 MOV SE OBS VA DTG: 17/2245Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 17 Dec 2020
Sat, 12 Dec 2020, 23:45
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION OBS TO FL070 AT 12/2310Z MOV SE to 7000 ft (2100 m)

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