Report on Dukono (Indonesia) — 19 October-25 October 2005
Smithsonian / US Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report,
19 October-25 October 2005
Managing Editor: Gari Mayberry
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 2005. Report on Dukono (Indonesia). In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 19 October-25 October 2005. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
Dukono
Indonesia
1.693°N, 127.894°E; summit elev. 1229 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
A thin low-level plume from Dukono was visible on satellite imagery on 19 October. The plume extended to the ENE.
Geological Summary. Reports from this remote volcano in northernmost Halmahera are rare, but Dukono has been one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes. More-or-less continuous explosive eruptions, sometimes accompanied by lava flows, occurred from 1933 until at least the mid-1990s, when routine observations were curtailed. During a major eruption in 1550, a lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and the north-flank cone of Gunung Mamuya. This complex volcano presents a broad, low profile with multiple summit peaks and overlapping craters. Malupang Wariang, 1 km SW of the summit crater complex, contains a 700 x 570 m crater that has also been active during historical time.
