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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: VONA FOR VA TO FL050 AT 22/0948Z. to 5000 ft (1500 m)

Mon, 22 Jul 2019, 23:45
23:45 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 5000 ft (1500 m) altitude or flight level 050 and is moving at 5 kts in NW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 23:39 UTC, 22/07/19 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190722/2339Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010
PSN: N0141 E12753
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1335M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/724
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, CVGHM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VONA FOR VA TO FL050 AT 22/0948Z.
OBS VA DTG: 22/2340Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL050 N0139 E12755 - N0155 E12826 - N0214
E12804 - N0152 E12751 - N0139 E12750 MOV NW 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 23/0540Z SFC/FL050 N0139 E12755 - N0139
E12750 - N0223 E12754 - N0201 E12822
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 23/1140Z SFC/FL050 N0139 E12755 - N0211
E12810 - N0224 E12750 - N0201 E12744 - N0139 E12750
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 23/1740Z SFC/FL050 N0139 E12755 - N0139
E12750 - N0221 E12735 - N0223 E12800
RMK: VA UNIDENTIFIABLE ON LATEST SAT IMAGERY DUE TO MET
CLOUD OBSCURAITON; HOWEVER, VA STILL EXPECTED IN AREA.
HEIGHT DECREASED TO FL050 BASED ON VONA. FORECAST BASED ON
MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20190723/0540Z

Previous news
Mon, 22 Jul 2019, 11:45
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED BY GROUND OBSERVATION AT 22/0922Z MOV N to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Mon, 22 Jul 2019, 00:15
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 EXT N OBS VA DTG: 21/2340Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 22 Jul 2019
Sun, 21 Jul 2019, 17:45
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL070 EXT N LAST OBSERVED
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 21 Jul 2019
Sun, 21 Jul 2019, 11:45
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 EXT N LAST OBSERVED AT 21/0820Z
Sun, 21 Jul 2019, 05:45
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 EXT N OBS VA DTG: 21/0540Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)

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