Kanlaon Volcano emits ash, logs 12 quakes

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Kanlaon Volcano emits ash, logs 12 quakes

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/ 09:39 AM April 06, 2025

Kanlaon Volcano emits ash, logs 12 quakes

Kanlaon Volcano emitted ash on February 28, 2025. (Screenshot of time-lapse footage of Phivolcs/Facebook)

MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island emitted ash twice on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday.

According to Phivolcs, the two ash emission events lasted for 13 to 24 minutes. It monitored an increase in sulfur dioxide emission from 2,047 tons on Saturday to 2,077 on Sunday, with plumes reaching 400 meters tall.

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Twelve volcanic earthquakes were also recorded at Kanlaon Volcano.

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Phivolcs said the quakes lasted 13 to 24 minutes.

READ: Kanlaon Volcano emits ash for over 2 hours; still under Alert Level 3

With this, Phivolcs said the volcano remained under Alert Level 3, indicating a magmatic unrest.

Under this level, the agency recommends the evacuation of all residents within a six-kilometer radius of the volcano’s summit.

It also warned that flying aircraft close to the volcano is prohibited. Residents were also warned of possible hazards such as sudden explosive eruption, lava flow, ash fall, rockfall, lahar during heavy rains, and pyroclastic flow.

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