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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)
Last earthquakes nearby
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Dukono volcano news & eruption updates

Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL060 OBS VA DTG: 19/1910Z to 6000 ft (1800 m)

Monday Aug 19, 2019 19:15 PM | BY: VN

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 6000 ft (1800 m) altitude or flight level 060 and is moving at 10 kts in NE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 19:08 UTC, 19/08/19 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190819/1907Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010
PSN: N0141 E12753
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1335M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/831
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL060
OBS VA DTG: 19/1910Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL060 N0138 E12753 - N0245 E12909 - N0318
E12813 - N0140 E12749 MOV NE 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 20/0110Z SFC/FL060 N0139 E12755 - N0139
E12750 - N0222 E12741 - N0316 E12756 - N0302 E12858
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 20/0710Z SFC/FL060 N0138 E12755 - N0308
E12843 - N0318 E12733 - N0139 E12749
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 20/1310Z SFC/FL060 N0138 E12750 - N0314
E12725 - N0315 E12829 - N0138 E12757
RMK: VA UNIDENTIFIABLE ON LATEST IMAGERY DUE TO OBSCURATION
FROM MET CLOUD. HEIGHT AND FORECAST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8
IMAGERY, MENADO 19/1200Z SOUNDING AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20190820/0110Z

Previous news
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL060 EXT NE OBS AT 19/0650Z to 6000 ft (1800 m)
Monday, Aug 19, 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 6000 ft (1800 m) altitude or flight level 060 and is moving at 15 kts in NE direction. ... [more]
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL060 EXT NE OBS AT 19/0050Z to 6000 ft (1800 m)
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 19 Aug 2019
Monday, Aug 19, 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 6000 ft (1800 m) altitude or flight level 060 . ... [more]
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL060 EXT ENE OBS VA DTG: 18/1310Z to 6000 ft (1800 m)
Sunday, Aug 18, 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 6000 ft (1800 m) altitude or flight level 060 . ... [more]
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 EXT NE OBS VA DTG: 18/0110Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 18 Aug 2019
Sunday, Aug 18, 2019
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 and is moving at 10 kts in NE direction. ... [more]
Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 EXT E OBS VA DTG: 17/1910Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Saturday, Aug 17, 2019
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 and is moving at 5 kts in E direction. ... [more]

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