Volcanic Eruption – Mount Dukono, Halmahera, Indonesia – 7–8 May 2026

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Merged with: Mount Dukono Eruption Kills Three Hikers – Halmahera, Indonesia – May 2026

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Merged with: Mount Dukono Volcanic Eruption Kills Three Hikers – Indonesia – May 2026

Event "Mount Dukono Volcanic Eruption Kills Three Hikers – Indonesia – May 2026" (slug: mount-dukono-volcanic-eruption-kills-three-hikers-indonesia-may-2026) merged into this event.

Initial Detection

Mount Dukono, an active volcano in Indonesia, erupted on Friday 9 May 2026, killing three people who were hiking on the mountain at the time. An Indonesian guide who led the hiking group described the moment the eruption occurred. The incident highlights ongoing volcanic hazard risks in Indonesia along the Pacific Ring of Fire.

An Indonesian guide who led hikers up Mount Dukono has described the moment of Friday's eruption which killed three people.

Source: BBC World (Mainstream Media) · View source

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Rescuers have recovered the body of an Indonesian woman killed in the Mount Dukono eruption on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, on 9 May 2026. Search operations are ongoing for two missing Singaporean hikers. The three victims were among a group of 20 hikers who scaled the 1,355-metre volcano in defiance of safety restrictions before it erupted, sending an ash column approximately 10km into the air.

Source: The Guardian World (Mainstream Media) · View source

Mount Dukono volcano on Halmahera Island, Indonesia erupted, killing three hikers — two Singaporeans and one Indonesian national — who were in a designated no-go zone at the time. The eruption sent an ash plume approximately 10 km into the sky. No towns or villages were close enough to face immediate threat from the eruption.

Source: The Guardian World (Mainstream Media) · View source

Initial Detection

Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano on the island of Halmahera erupted on Friday 9 May 2026 at 07:41 local time, sending ash plumes approximately 10 km into the sky. Three hikers died — including two foreigners and one local resident — from a group of 20 who went missing after the eruption. Rescuers located all survivors, most of whom have been evacuated and are receiving hospital treatment. Officials noted the group, which included nine Singaporeans, had been hiking the volcano despite an existing climbing ban.

Three hikers - including two foreigners and a local resident - have died after Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano erupted on Friday. According to the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia, it erupted at 07:41 local time sending ash plumes 10km into the sky. Officials said the group - which includes nine Singaporeans - were hiking up the volcano despite an existing climbing ban.

Source: BBC World (Mainstream Media) · View source

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Initial Detection

Mount Dukono on Halmahera island, eastern Indonesia, erupted on 7 May 2026 at approximately 22:41 UTC, sending an ash column more than 10 km above the summit. The eruption trapped approximately 20 hikers and has caused at least three confirmed fatalities, including two Singaporean nationals (Heng Wen Qiang Timothy, age 30, and Shahin Muhrez bin Abdul Hamid, age 27) and one Indonesian woman. MAGMA Indonesia issued a red alert and Aviation Colour Code VONA red, with all activities prohibited within 4 km of the crater. GDACS issued an Orange alert based on approximately 180,000 people exposed within 30 km.

The Dukono volcano, located in the northern Halmahera island, started to erupt. The ash column reached more than 10 km above the summit as of 7 May at 23.29 UTC and the ash cloud is moving northward. The alert level issued by MAGMA remains red (maximum level), and the Aviation Colour Code (VONA) is red.

Source: GDACS Alerts (Official Advisory) · View source