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(Eagle News)–Over 200 rockfall events were monitored in Mayon in the last 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said apart from the 286 rockfall events, also monitored were 10 pyroclastic density current events and three volcanic earthquakes. A slow effusion of lava flow from the crater with a length of 2.8 kilometers and 1.4 kilometers along Mi-si and Bonga gullies was also detected. PHIVOLCS said sulfur dioxide flux was pegged at 1582 […]
(Eagle News)–Thirty-three volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Bulusan in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, also monitored were 462 tons per day of sulfur dioxide flux as of Oct. 21. A weak steam soaring 100 meters high was also monitored. The volcano edifice has also been slightly inflated. PHIVOLCS reminded the public about the ban on the entry into the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone. It also advised […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-two volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Kanlaon in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, also monitored were 151 tons/day of sulfur dioxide flux. A cloud covering the volcano was also detected. PHIVOLCS reminded the public about the ban on the entry into the 4-kilometer radius permanent danger zone. PHIVOLCS also advised against flying close to the volcano, with sudden steam-driven and phreatic eruptions possible. The […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — A series of strong earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people, injuring over 90 others and reducing an entire village to rubble. The quakes, including two of magnitude 6.0, struck west of the major port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, the US Geological Survey said. The first rattled an area north of the town of Dezhgan shortly after 2:00 am (2130 GMT), before a […]
(Eagle News)–Forty-seven volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Bulusan in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, also monitored at the volcano in Sorsogon was a steam plume reaching 350 meters high. Sulfur dioxide flux was at 424 tons. PHIVOLCS reminded the public about the ban on the entry into the 4-kilometer radius zone and on the entry “without vigilance” into the extended danger zone. Pilots are also advised against […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Bulusan in the past 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, apart from the 178 earthquakes monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, also detected was a steam plume reaching 150 meters high. Sulfur dioxide flux was at 613 tons per day as of June 10, PHIVOLCS said. PHIVOLCS said the volcano edifice is also inflated. The public […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-seven volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 25 volcanic tremors one to six minutes long. Heavy thunderstorms and a steam plume rising 2400 meters high were also observed. Sulfur dioxide flux was pegged at 6377 tons on March 21. PHIVOLCS reminded the public that entry into the permanent […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen quakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the earthquakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included one volcanic tremor which lasted three minutes long. Sulfur dioxide flux was pegged at 4829 tons on Jan. 30. A moderate steam plume was also monitored, reaching 1000 meters high and expanding northeast and southwest. PHIVOLCS said entry into the volcano’s permanent […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert status of Mt. Pinatubo to “normal.” PHIVOLCS said this was following “a continued decline in earthquake activity and a return to baseline seismic parameters” in the volcano since July 1. According to PHIVOLCS, 104 volcanic earthquakes with magnitudes of ML0.8 to ML1.3 were recorded from July 1 to August 11. This represents an average of two to three events per day […]
(Eagle News)–Three volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, was sulfur dioxide emission on Nov. 19. PHIVOLCS sajd the emission was at an average of 187 tons per day. A slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since June 2020, and inflation on the lower to mid slopes that began on June 21 […]
(Eagle News)–Four volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, was sulfur dioxide emission. PHIVOLCS said the emission was measured at an average of 656 tons per day on October 13. A slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since June 2020, and inflation on the lower to mid slopes that began on June […]
(Eagle News)–Fourteen volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. According to PHIVOLCS, weak to moderate steaming was also monitored from the vents on the main crater of the volcano, which is on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the steam rose 10 meters before drifting southwest. PHIVOLCS reminded the public that “sudden steam-driven or phreatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall, and lethal accumulations or expulsions of […]
