Occasional ash emission was still observed from Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Monday.
In its bulletin, PHIVOLCS said a continuous degassing with occasional ash emission as well as a weak emission of plume of up to 75 meters tall were monitored from the volcano.
The plume drifted to the southwest and south-southwest directions.
A total of 6,535 tonnes of sulfur dioxide were released from Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, which is higher compared to the 3,620 tonnes recorded on Saturday.
Twelve earthquakes were also observed in the volcano, which is lower compared to the 14 volcanic earthquakes reported in the previous bulletin.
The volcano’s edifice is still inflated.
On December 9, an explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano, producing a voluminous plume that rapidly rose to 4,000 meters.
Ashfall was reported and pyroclastic density currents or PDCs descended the slopes of the volcano.
Alert Level 3 remains over Kanlaon Volcano, which means there is a high level of volcanic unrest. Magmatic intrusion to shallow levels of the edifice is driving unrest, with indications that hazardous eruption could occur in weeks.
Possible hazards from the volcano include sudden explosive eruption, lava flow or effusion, ashfall, pyroclastic density current (PDC), rockfall, and lahars during heavy rains.
Danger zone was expanded to a radius of six kilometers from the summit crater or active vent.
As of Saturday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said 65,850 individuals or 14,943 families were affected by Kanlaon Volcano’s activity. A total of 15,665 people or 4,691 families were staying in evacuation centers.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
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