The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded 37 earthquakes over Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Islands in the past 24 hours.
Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol, in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo Interview, yesterday said: “We cannot lower the alert level for now because we do not see a downtrend. The possibility of eruption is still there.”
“If you look at the background of Kanlaon Volcano, it is still elevated. The highest steaming was recorded at 700 meters yesterday (Sunday),” he said.
He warned those in the vicinity of the volcano not to breach the six-kilometer danger zone around the volcano.
The volcano has long intervals in between eruptive activities. It emitted a steam plume reaching 500 meters that drifted south-southwest.
Alert Level 3 stays over Kanlaon Volcano. The volcano recorded 3,639 tons of sulphur dioxide emissions within the past 24 hours, lower than the previous 7,000 tons of sulphur emission.
