MANILA: Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island emitted ash on Thursday (April 9), producing a grayish plume above its summit crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
“The event generated a grayish plume that rose 1,200m above the summit crater,” Phivolcs said in a post.
The event was captured in time-lapse footage recorded by the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Canlaon City from 6:24am to 6:29am.
Four episodes of ash emission have been recorded from midnight until Thursday afternoon, Phivolcs added.
In its 24-hour monitoring bulletin, the agency further reported 12 volcanic earthquakes, including one volcanic tremor that lasted 43 minutes, along with sulfur dioxide emissions reaching 1,524 tons on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a voluminous plume measuring about 400m high was also observed drifting southwest, while ground deformation data indicated that the volcano’s edifice remains inflated.
Alert Level 2 indicates moderate unrest with the possibility of sudden steam-driven or phreatic eruptions. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
