Mayon rocked by 57 quakes and 225 rockfalls, spitting ash 4 times - Phivolcs | Inquirer News

Mayon rocked by 57 quakes and 225 rockfalls, spitting ash 4 times – Phivolcs

By: - Reporter / @FArgosinoINQ
/ 09:20 AM August 02, 2023

Mayon Volcano’s earthquake and rockfall events have decreased, but its sulfur dioxide emission has surged over the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday.

INCREASED ACTIVITY Mayon Volcano continuously generates pyroclastic density currents and lava flow as seen in this photo taken at 5:40 p.m. on July 10 in Daraga, Albay. —PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY DENNIS MIRABUENO

MANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano was rocked by 57 earthquakes and 225 rockfalls, spewing ash four times over the past 24 hours.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Wednesday that Mayon’s activities were much lower than the one minute and 17 seconds long 258 volcanic earthquakes and 57 ash events recorded on July 31.

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The rockfalls also spiked from 100 on July 31 to 225 on August 1.

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Mayon’s sulfur dioxide emission also climbed from 2,325 tons on July 31 to 2,709 tons on August 1.

Phivolcs also documented how far Mayon’s lava eruption and flow traveled.

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The slow lava effusion from the volcano, which remains under Alert Level 3, extended 2.8 kilometers (km) along Mi-isi Gully, 3.4 km in Bonga Gully, and 600 meters in Basud Gully, while lava eruption reached 4 km from the crater.

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Phivolcs warned residents that rockfalls, landslides, avalanches, ballistic fragments, lava flows, and moderate-sized explosions might occur near Mayon.

Mayon’s unrest has impacted 38,396 individuals or 9,876 families as of August 2, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

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