The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Thursday said it has recorded two volcanic earthquakes and 306 rockfall events in Mayon Volcano in Albay, which remains under Alert Level 3.
events logged the previous day.
The pyroclastic density current events registered in the past 24 hours in the active volcano also went down from seven to three, according to PHIVOLCS. The volcano's edifice remained "inflated," it added. Mayon Volcano also released 193 tons of sulfur dioxide on Wednesday, June 14. A fair crater glow and "very slow" effusion of lava from the volcano's summit were observed. Plumes 700 meters tall were seen drifting in a northwestward direction.
PHIVOLCS reminded the public that entry into the six-kilometer radius of Mayon Volcano’s Permanent Danger Zone is not allowed.Hazards such as rockfalls, landslides, avalanches, ballistic fragments, lava flows and lava fountaining, pyroclastic density currents, moderate-sized explosions, and lahars during heavy and prolonged rainfall may also occur.—KBK, GMA Integrated News
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