A screen grab of a footage taken on September 11, 2024 by Phivolcs’ Canlaon City Observation Station shows the active degassing from the summit crater of Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island. Local governments near the volcano have ordered community evacuations amid the increasing unrest of Mt. Kanlaon. - Photo courtesy of Phivolcs
BACOLOD CITY, (Philippines): The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has issued a notice of increased volcanic-tectonic (VT) earthquakes at Mt. Kanlaon on Negros island on Thursday (Oct 31).
Mari-Andylene Quintia, Phivolcs resident volcanologist at the Mt. Kanlaon Observatory, said 64 VT earthquakes were recorded at the volcano since 12am on Thursday, warning the public of a possible eruption.
