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(Eagle News)– Ninety-nine volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 90 volcanic tremors lasting one to 11 minutes and a weak background tremor. Also monitored at the volcano was a steam plume rising 1,200 meters. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 6574 tons on Friday, July 16. PHIVOLCS reiterated its recommended ban on […]
(Eagle News) — Seventeen earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 16 tremors that lasted for one to 36 minutes and a low background tremor. A steam plume that went as high as 1,800 meters was also monitored. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 3755 tons on July 15. PHIVOLCS reiterated its recommendation for […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 171 earthquakes in the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 157 tremors that lasted for one minute to 97 minutes and a low background tremor. A steam plume rising up to 1500 meters was also monitored. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 6134 tons on July 12. PHIVOLCS said the […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 185 quakes in the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 176 volcanic tremors that lasted for one to 16 minutes. A steam plume that reached as high as 1500 meters was also monitored. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 6421 tons on July 11. PHIVOLCS reiterated its recommendation for the ban […]
(Eagle News) — Seventy-four earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquakes monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 61 volcanic tremors that lasted for one to 25 minutes, and a low background tremor. A steam plume rising as high as 1,000 meters was also observed due to the upwelling of hot volcanic gas. Sulfur dioxide emissions, PHIVOLCS said, were pegged […]
(Eagle News)–Eight volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, lasted for one to two minutes and included a low background tremor. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 4149 tons on July 9. A steam plume that went up for 1200 meters was also monitored. PHIVOLCS recommended for the ban on the entry into Taal […]
(Eagle News) — Five short phreatomagmatic eruptions were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. In its 8 a.m., bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said it recorded a series of five (5) short phreatomagmatic bursts which occurred at 06:47 AM, 06:06 PM, 09:21 PM, 09:50 PM yesterday, July 8, and 02:59 AM today, July 9, and produced short, jetted plumes that rose to 200 meters above the Main Crater Lake. PHIVOLCS also […]
60 volcanic earthquakes also registered (Eagle News) — At least five short-lived phreatomagmatic eruptions were again monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, were 60 volcanic earthquakes, including a background tremor. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 11,397 tons on July 7. A steam plume reaching 1500 meters was also monitored. PHIVOLCS reiterated the ban on the […]
(Eagle News) — A “short-lived” phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at Taal on Wednesday, July 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the small eruption took place at 5:18 a.m. and generated a grayish plume that rose 300 meters before drifting southeast. PHIVOLCS said 55 earthquakes were also monitored at Taal, which remains on alert level 3. The quakes included one explosion-type earthquake, 44 low frequency volcanic earthquakes, five volcanic tremor events with durations of […]
(Eagle News) –Thirty-nine earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, was a plume that reached up to 3000 meters. PHIVOLCS said sulfur dioxide flux was at 5299 tons on July 5. PHIVOLCS reiterated its recommendation for a ban on the entry into Taal Volcano island and the high-risk barangays of Agoncillo and Laurel. It […]
(Eagle News) — Balitalakayan interviews National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson Mark Timbal on Monday, July 5, regarding the evacuation of Taal residents living in high-risk areas around the restive Taal volcano. Timbal said that at least 5,583 individuals, mostly from the barangays of Laurel and Agoncillo, have been evacuated as of Monday. There are 22 evacuation centers set up to house the evacuees. At least 3,670 are in evacuation centers, […]
Taal evacuation, a challenge for physical distancing; NDRMMC sends 1 tent per family to ensure observance of COVID protocols (Eagle News) – Over 5,000 individuals have already been evacuated from high-risk areas around Taal Volcano with the numbers expected to further increase as the volcano showed signs of unrest, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In an interview with the Eagle News Service program Balitalakayan, NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal […]
