Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island emits ash for almost an hour
Screenshot from a time-lapse footage of the 58-minute long ash emission observed from Kanlaon Volcano on Monday afternoon (March 24, 2025). (Footage from Phivolcs/Facebook)
MANILA, Philippines — A 58-minute long ash emission was observed from the crater of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island on Monday afternoon (March 24).
This episode was reported by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in its 24-hour monitoring that was posted on Tuesday.
This almost one-hour event is among the two ash emissions recorded over the volcano this week.
Phivolcs told 黑料社 that the latest activity occurred from 3:16 p.m. to 4:14 p.m.
The other emission happened from 5:47 p.m. to 6 p.m., lasting 13 minutes.
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The agency also said no vog was observed from Kanlaon.
Meanwhile, the volcano released 2,606 tons of sulfur dioxide on Tuesday.
This volume is significantly less than the 4,682 tons reported the other day.
It also generated a voluminous plume 750 meters tall drifting west-southwest and southwest.
The volcano sits between Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental.
It remains under Alert Level 3, indicating magmatic unrest.
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Kanlaon volcano erupted on December 9, 2024, producing a very thick plume that rapidly rose to 3,000 meters above the vent and drifted west-southwest.
Phivolcs prohibits flying any aircraft close to the volcano.
It also warns of possible hazards such as sudden explosive eruption, lava flow, ashfall, pyroclastic flow, rockfall, and lahar.
