Kanlaon Volcano emits ash anew 鈥� Phivolcs
Kanlaon Volcano emits ash as seen in this image from Phivolcs released on Friday afternoon, February 28, 2025. (Screenshot of timelapse footage of Phivolcs/Facebook)
MANILA, Philippines — The Kanlaon Volcano emitted ash lasting for more than two hours on Friday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Phivolcs said that the ash emission occurred from 12:41 p.m. to 2:57 p.m.
“This event generated grayish plumes that rose up to 150 meters above the summit crater before drifting west to southwest based on the IP camera recordings on the southeastern side of the edifice,” Phivolcs said in a Facebook post.
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The volcano, located between Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental, remains under Alert Level 3, indicating a magmatic unrest.
Article continues after this advertisementMeanwhile, the agency’s Friday monitoring said that the volcano recorded three volcanic earthquakes and released 2,116 tons of sulfur dioxide on Thursday. It generated a plume that rose 75 meters tall that drifted south-southwest.
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Phivolcs still prohibits flights within the vicinity of the volcano and warns of possible hazards such as sudden explosive eruption, lava flow, ash fall, rockfall, lahar during heavy rains, and pyroclastic flow.
The Kanlaon Volcano erupted last December 9, 2024, producing a voluminous plume that rapidly rose to 3,000 meters above the vent and drifted west-southwest.
