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Dukono

Type
Complex volcano
Elevation
1273m
Last eruption
2026
Dukono
Photo: Grant Davey · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Complex volcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Western Pacific / Halmahera Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1273m
Coordinates
1.699, 127.878
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary

The Dukono complex in northern Halmahera is on an edifice with a broad, low profile containing multiple peaks and overlapping craters. Almost continuous explosive eruptions, sometimes accompanied by lava flows, have occurred since 1933. During a major eruption in 1550 CE, a lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and the Gunung Mamuya cone, 10 km NE. Malupang Wariang, 1 km SW of the summit crater complex, contains a 700 x 570 m crater that has also had reported eruptions.

Eruption history

5 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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1550~1588 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31703~1742 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1856~1895 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21895~1933 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 315501627174218181895

Detailed timeline

  1. 1933VEI 3Observed
    1933-08-13 – 2026-03-16
    Malupang Magiwe and Malupang Warirang
  2. 1901VEI 2Observed
    1901-07-02 – end unknown
  3. 1868VEI 2Observed
    1868-07-02 – end unknown
  4. 1719 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Observed
    1719 – end unknown
    East flank of Tolo
  5. 1550VEI 3Observed
    1550-11-20 – end unknown

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