The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Thursday, May 27, that Taal Volcano generated steam plumes that reached as high as one kilometer (km). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest volcano bulletin, Phivolcs said activity at Taal’s main crater was dominated by...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has not detected a volcanic earthquake at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours but a low-level background tremor has persisted since April 8. In a volcano bulletin issued on Wednesday, May 26, Phivolcs said the activity at the main...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continues to warn the public against possible sudden steam-driven or phreatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall, and lethal accumulations or expulsions of volcanic gas at the Taal Volcano. This was due to the restive...
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rocked Sarangani province early Tuesday morning, May 25, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake occurred around 3:46 a.m. and traced its epicenter at 15 kilometers southwest of Maasim, Sarangani. The quake was...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, May 24, said six volcanic earthquakes were detected during the 24-hour observation period of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island. Likewise, voluminous emission of white steam-laden plumes that rose one kilometer before...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday, May 24, the activity at the Taal Volcano main crater was dominated by the upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in its lake which generated plumes that reached one-kilometer high. Science and Technology Undersecretary and...
Science and Technology Undersecretary and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) OIC Renato Solidum said the alleged explosion reported at Taal Volcano on Sunday, May 23, was just a thunderstorm. Solidum made the statement amid reports circulating on social media of an...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a magnitude 5.0 earthquake off Zambales on Sunday afternoon, May 23. Phivolcs said the quake occurred around 12:41 p.m. and traced its epicenter at 92 kilometers southwest of San Antonio, Zambales. PHIVOLCS EARTHQUAKE MAP...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a total of 27 earthquakes in Mt. Pinatubo from Saturday, May 22, to Sunday, May 23. In a volcano bulletin issued on Sunday, Phivolcs said that Alert Level 1 prevails over Mt. Pinatubo due to "low-level unrest" that may...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) detected a magnitude 5.6 earthquake off the coast of Davao Occidental on Sunday morning, May 23. Phivolcs said the quake occurred around 10:02 a.m. and traced its epicenter at 258 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos, Davao...
Taal Volcano has once again generated a 1.5-kilometer high steam plume that is triggered by the upwelling of "hot volcanic fluids" in the volcano's lake in the last 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the upwelling has formed "steam plumes, vertical...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has not detected volcanic earthquakes in the Taal Volcano in the last 24 hours but a low-level background tremor has persisted since April 8. (TAAL VOLCANO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Volcanic earthquakes last less than a minute,...
