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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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Volcanoes and Spices (17-day volcano trekking tour to the Molucca Sea: N-Sulawesi, Karangetang and Halmahera)

Dukono volcano news & eruption updates

Dukono volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL060 EXTD N.

Sun, 17 Sep 2017, 23:45
23:45 PM |
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 17 Sep 2017
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 17 Sep 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0405 at 23:35 UTC, 17/09/17 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170917/2335Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010
PSN: N0141 E12753
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1335M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/988
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL060 EXTD N.
OBS VA DTG: 17/2335Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL060 N0157 E12804 - N0225 E12809 - N0227
E12753 - N0202 E12748 - N0139 E12750 - N0138 E12755 MOV N
10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 18/0535Z SFC/FL060 N0210 E12811 - N0214
E12751 - N0140 E12751 - N0139 E12755
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 18/1135Z SFC/FL060 N0212 E12810 - N0214
E12749 - N0140 E12752 - N0139 E12754
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 18/1735Z SFC/FL060 N0213 E12806 - N0214
E12747 - N0140 E12751 - N0140 E12754
RMK: CVGHM 17/2322Z VONA REPORTS ONGOING ERUPTION WITH VA
EXTD N. VA IS OBSCURED NEAR SUMMIT ON SAT IMAGERY DUE TO MET
CLOUD. HEIGHT AND FCST BASED ON VONA, HIMAWARI-8 17/2310Z
IMAGERY, MENADO 17/1200Z SOUNDING AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20170918/0535Z

Previous news
Sat, 16 Sep 2017, 04:30
Dukono volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL070 EXT TO N AT 16/0350Z OBS VA DTG: 16/0415Z
Thu, 14 Sep 2017, 16:15
Dukono volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL070 EXT NW AT 13/1550Z OBS VA DTG: 14/1615Z
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 14 Sep 2017
Wed, 13 Sep 2017, 17:45
Dukono volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINOUS VA TO FL070 EXTD NW LAST OBS AT 12/1900Z
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 13 Sep 2017
Wed, 13 Sep 2017, 00:00
Dukono volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL070 EXTD NW LAST OBS AT 12/1900Z OBS VA DTG: 12/2345Z
Tue, 12 Sep 2017, 06:15
Dukono volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL070 EXTD NW OBS VA DTG: 12/0545Z

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