Phivolcs sees 4 events of ash emissions at Kanlaon Volcano

Phivolcs sees 4 events of ash emissions at Kanlaon Volcano on Saturday

/ 05:20 PM November 02, 2024

The "ashing" event that occurred at the Kanlaon Volcano at 11:49 a.m. on Saturday as recorded by the Canlaon City Observation station IP Camera.

The “ashing” event is seen here at Kanlaon Volcano at 11:49 a.m. on Saturday as recorded by the Canlaon City Observation station IP Camera. Screenshot from Phivolcs/Facebook

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday observed four “ashing” events, or ash emissions, from the crater of the Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental.

The Phivolcs described the “ashing” event as “gray ash being entrained or brought out by continuous degassing from the Kanlaon Volcano.”

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According to Phivolcs, the first three emissions of gas occurred at 6:24 a.m., 7:05 a.m., and 7:27 a.m. The events lasted for four, 12, and nine minutes, respectively.

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“The events generated grayish plumes that rose 400 meters above the crater before drifting southwest,” Phivolcs said in a Facebook post.

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Meanwhile, the recently recorded “ashing” events occurred from 11:49 a.m. and 3:14 p.m. that lasted for three and 26 minutes, respectively.

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State seismologists added that the events emitted light-gray plumes that rose 500 meters and 700 meters, respectively above the crater before drifting south.

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READ: Experts fear ‘eruptive unrest’ in Mt. Kanlaon

Further, the Phivolcs said that 31 volcanic earthquakes were recorded with the volcano spewing 6,993 tons of sulfur dioxide.

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The volcano remains at Alert Level 2, where entry to the four-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone and flying of any aircraft near the volcano’s crater are prohibited.

The agency also warned that phreatic explosions may occur.

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