Tag: Bulusan

Bulusan volcano back to “normal” alert level

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert level of Bulusan to “normal” following a “general decline in monitoring parameters.” According to PHIVOLCS, in particular, volcanic earthquake activity declined to the baseline level of two to three earthquakes per day between July 1 and Aug. 17, during which a total of only 109 weak events were recorded. PHIVOLCS said this indicates that  “rock fracturing within the volcanic system associated […]

PHIVOLCS: 166 quakes monitored at Bulusan; alert level 1 still in place

(Eagle News) — Over 100 volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Bulusan in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said apart from the 166  earthquakes, monitored at the volcano, which remains on Alert Level 1, was a sustained inflation of the upper slopes. PHIVOLCS said this was “consistent with short-term inflation of the edifice measured by continuous GPS monitoring since February 2021.” “These parameters generally indicate that shallow hydrothermal processes are occurring beneath […]

PHIVOLCS lowers alert status over Bulusan, says volcano has returned to normalcy

Residents still advised to keep off 4-km permanent danger zone (Eagle News)–The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert status of Bulusan volcano after a general decline in its activity but advised residents to still stay away from the 4-kilometer permanent danger zone. In its bulletin on Saturday, Jan. 25, PHIVOLCS said the alert level 1 (abnormal) previously hoisted over the volcano was now an alert level 0 after a decline to […]

Phivolcs says Bulusan volcano remains under alert level 1

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon remains under alert level 1 status, an abnormal condition, after its seismic monitoring network continued to record volcanic quakes and the continuous emission of white steam plumes. Bulusan has been on alert level one since May 7 last year, when it first emitted ash that rose 250 meters high above the volcano. In its latest earthquake bulletin […]

Government continues to monitor Mount Bulusan’s new explosion

GOVERNMENT continues to monitor the new explosion of Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., on Sunday. “Patuloy ang pagsubaybay ng pamahalaan sa mga kaganapan sa Mount Bulusan sa Sorsogon upang pangalagaan ang kapakanan ng mahigit sa 34,000 apektadong residente mula sa 22 barangay at limang munisipalidad sa lalawigan ng Sorsogon,” said Coloma in a radio interview with dzRB Radyo ng Bayan. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) estimated […]