The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 5 raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay from level 1 to 2 due to “increasing unrest.” ManilaBulletin READ:
A total of 318 rockfall events have been recorded by the Mayon Volcano Network since April 1, 2023, while 26 volcanic earthquakes have been recorded for the same period,
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Monday, June 5 raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay from level 1 to 2 due to “increasing unrest.” It noted that the daily visual and camera monitoring of the summit crater revealed an increase in rockfall from the Mayon Volcano’s summit lava dome since the last week of April 2023, which indicates “aseismic” growth.
Phivolcs said that as of May 9, 2023, the “lava dome has increased in volume by approximately 83,000 cubic meters since Feb. 3, 2023 and a total of nearly 164,000 cubic meters since Aug. 20, 2022.”
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