Eruption of Dukono
18th century · 1.70° N, 127.88° E
Dukono is an active volcano located in the northern part of Halmahera island, the largest of the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It has a broad profile and is capped by compound craters. During the major eruption in 1550, a lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and the north flank cone of Mount Mamuya.
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What the records say
- When
- 18th century
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 1.70° N, 127.88° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 150 years
- Vent
- East flank of Tolo
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 268010
- Eruption number
- 16574
Dukono
Volcano in North Maluku, Indonesia
Dukono is an active volcano located in the northern part of Halmahera island, the largest of the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It has a broad profile and is capped by compound craters. During the major eruption in 1550, a lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and the north flank cone of Mount Mamuya. It was an eruption of scale 3 on VEI. Deaths were reported but the figure is unknown.
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Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page