Overall Orange Volcanic eruption for Dukono in Indonesia on 08 May 2026 09:10 UTC

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Overall Orange Volcanic eruption for Dukono

in Indonesia

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Dukono is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Dukono
Lat/Lon:	1.6992 , 127.8783
Event Date:	08 May 2026 09:10 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 180000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 520000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	3
Population exposure index:	3
Inserted at:	08 May 2026 07:10 UTC

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	Level	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		08 May 2026 09:10		DARWIN

Exposed population

The eruption happened in Indonesia , Province of Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are Ruko, Tobelo, Golea, Patja, Galela, Katana, Kusuri, Bakulu, Tokuoku-njeku, Pasilulu, and Sasu.

Radius	Population
100 km	520000 people
75 km	390000 people
50 km	240000 people
30 km	180000 people
20 km	160000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

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Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Maluku	Indonesia	2 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Kau	KAZ	unknown				0	59 km
Pitu		15	Civ.	Paved	No	9500	62 km
Morotai Island	OTI	unknown				0	92 km

Ports

Name	Country	Distance
Galela	Indonesia	14 km
Tobelo	Indonesia	15 km
Kau	Indonesia	58 km
Wayabula	Indonesia	73 km
Akeselaka	Indonesia	75 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

More information

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