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(Eagle News)–Seven volcanic earthquakes were reported at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said steam and sulfur dioxide emissions were also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the emission of white steam-laden plumes was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 1,236 tons/day on October 1. According to PHIVOLCS, a slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since June 2020, […]
(Eagle News)–Eight volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said steam and sulfur dioxide emissions were also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the emission of white steam-laden plumes that rose 400 meters was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission, on the other hand, was measured at an average of 416 tons per day on September 14. The slight inflation of the […]
Alert level 1 still in place (Eagle News)–Seventeen volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said steam and sulfur dioxide emissions were also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the emission of white steam-laden plumes was moderate, while sulfur dioxide emission was at an average of 416 tons/day on September 14. A slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes […]
(Eagle News)–Earthquakes and moderate plume emission were monitored at Kanlaon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Friday, July 3. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, five volcano-tectonic earthquakes were monitored on the western flanks of the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, while three volcanic earthquakes were seen during the 24-hour observation period. PHIVOLCS said the moderate emission was of white steam-laden plumes. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured […]
(Eagle News)–Fifteen earthquakes and a weak to moderate plume emission were monitored at Kanlaon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Tuesday, June 30. According to PHIVOLCS, the volcano-tectonic quakes were monitored on the western flanks of the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. The weak to moderate emission was of “white steam-laden plumes that rose 100 meters before drifting northwest to northeast.,” PHIVOLCS said. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an […]
(Eagle News)–Several earthquakes and moderate plume emission were monitored at Kanlaon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in Monday, June 29. PHIVOLCS said of the earthquakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, 16 were volcano-tectonic earthquakes on the western flanks and four volcanic earthquakes in the summit area. They were observed within 24 hours. The moderate emission was of white steam-laden plumes that rose 300 meters. Sulfur dioxide emission was […]
(Eagle News)–Thirty-one earthquakes and moderate emission of plumes were monitored at Kanlaon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Sunday, June 28. According to PHIVOLCS, of the 31 recorded at the volcano which remains on alert level 1, the 30 were volcano-tectonic earthquakes on the western flanks and one a volcanic earthquake in the summit area. The moderate emission was of white steam-laden plumes that rose 300 meters, PHIVOLCS said. PHIVOLCS said sulfur […]
(Eagle News)–Seven earthquakes and moderate plume emission have been monitored at Kanlaon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Saturday, June 27. PHIVOLCS said the quakes on the western flanks of the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were volcano-tectonic, and were monitored within a 24-hour period. The moderate emission was of white steam-laden plumes that rose 200 meters, PHIVOLCS said. On June 24, sulfur dioxide emitted was measured at an average […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100–or 104–earthquakes and weak steaming were recorded at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were “volcano-tectonic” and were monitored at the western flanks. PHIVOLCS said one earthquake, at 5:07 a.m., was recorded at magnitude 3 by the Philippine Seismic Network and was felt at Intensity II in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. A weak emission of […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Negros Occidental early Monday, June 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 2:06 a.m., had its epicenter 16 kilometers northeast of La Carlota. It had a depth of 10 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensities Intensity IV – La Carlota City, Negros Occidental Intensity III – Bago City, Negros Occidental; Bacolod City Intensity II – Canlaon City, Negros Oriental […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is “keeping a close watch” on a series of earthquakes recorded at Kanlaon volcano. In an advisory on Monday, June 22, PHIVOLCS said the earthquakes were monitored in the west lower flanks of the volcano on Negros Island. These began at 4:03 p.m. of June 21, with the largest registering at 4.7 magnitude at 1:15 a.m. today. That earthquake was felt at Intensity V in La Carlota […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised an alert level 1 over Mt. Kanlaon due to what it said was increased seismic activity and the swelling of the volcano. Alert level 1 means the volcano is in an abnormal state. In its advisory, PHIVOLCS said Kanlaon volcano’s seismic monitoring network recorded a total of 80 volcanic earthquakes since March 9. PHIVOLCS said this was dominated by 77 low-frequency events that are “associated […]
