Taal volcano records 53 quakes, 13 tremors over past 24 hours


A small cloud of steam rises from Taal Volcano, as seen from Tagaytay City. — ROBERT JAWORSKI L. ABAÑO

LUCENA CITY: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 53 volcanic earthquakes and 13 tremor episodes in Taal Volcano over the past 24 hours, indicating continued low-level volcanic unrest.

In its bulletin released Wednesday (April 30) morning, Phivolcs said the volcanic tremors lasted between two to 50 minutes. These findings suggest ongoing magmatic activity beneath or near the volcano.

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