MANILA: Five ash emissions and 16 volcanic earthquakes were recorded at Kanlaon volcano on Negros Island over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Monday (Feb 3).
In its latest monitoring report, Phivolcs said the ash emissions, observed from Sunday to Monday midnight, lasted between four and 125 minutes.
Meanwhile, the 16 recorded earthquakes included five volcanic tremors that lasted within the same timeframe.
Phivolcs also reported that the Kanlaon volcano released 5,483.9 tonnes of sulfur dioxide on Sunday (Feb 2). It also emitted a voluminous 400-metre-tall plume that drifted northwest.
On Friday, Feb 1, Phivolcs recorded a 78-minute ash emission from Kanlaon volcano’s crater, one of seven ash emission events that occurred on the same day.
Kanlaon Volcano remains under Alert Level 3, indicating intensified magmatic unrest.
With this, Phivolcs reiterated that flying any aircraft near the volcano remains prohibited and warned the public of possible hazards, including:
>Sudden explosive eruptions
>Lava flows
>Ashfall
>Rockfalls
>Pyroclastic density currents (fast-moving flows of volcanic gas, ash, and debris)
>Lahars (mudflows triggered by heavy rains)
The state seismologist also recommended evacuation within a 6-kilomtre radius from Kanlaon’s summit as a precautionary measure. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
