Philippines' Mayon volcano continues to rumble loudly; govt alert stays as 24 quakes, 257 rockfall events in last 24 hours

MANILA, June 25 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): Twenty-four earthquakes, 257 rockfall events, and 16 pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) were recorded in Mayon Volcano over the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday.

In its 5am bulletin, Phivolcs said that Mayon continued to display “intensified unrest or magmatic unrest,” adding that it remains under Alert Level 3 due to “potential explosive activity within days or weeks.”