Taal volcano (Taal), about 70 kilometers from Metro Manila, erupted in January 2020 in an ash cloud about 1 kilometer high. (TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)
The Philippines, following the eruption of the Taal volcano just last year, today (20) informed that the Mayon volcano in southeastern Luzon and the Canlaon volcano in central Philippines are also disturbed and placed on the lowest level 1 alert status, although temporarily will not erupt magma, but has been closely monitored.
The Central News Agency reported that Taal volcano (Taal) is about 70 kilometers from Metro Manila, and last January it erupted about 1 kilometer high ash cloud, and the alert level rose to level 4, on the verge of eruption.
In recent days, Taal volcanic activity has intensified again, and the authorities forced the evacuation of the surrounding residents on the 16th.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) today reported that over the past 24 hours, the main crater of the Tal volcano erupted a weak plume 10 meters high and filled with white steam. Overall, the volcano is showing “very slow and steady expansion” and the Institute of Volcanoes and Earthquakes is “closely monitoring the activity of the Tal volcano”.
The Philippine volcano alert is divided into five levels, level 1 means there is a low level of volcanic disturbance; level 2 is a warning; level 3 is the intrusion of magma into the rock layer, may lead to eruption; level 4 means the volcano is on the verge of eruption; level 5 is the volcano has erupted, magma or ash column from the crater spread 6 km.
In addition to the Tal volcano, the Philippine Volcano and Earthquake Research Institute said Kanlaon volcano (Kanlaon) has entered a “disturbance period” and is on alert level 1, with the possibility of sudden and dangerous steam eruptions, reminding local authorities and the public to strictly prohibit entry into the 4-kilometer radius around the volcano ” permanent danger zone” around the volcano.
In addition, since November last year, the Mayon volcano has been in a state of expansion and has experienced a rockfall within 24 hours.
According to the Philippine Volcano and Earthquake Research Institute, Mayon has been placed on a Level 1 alert. Although it will not erupt magma for the Time being, people are strongly advised not to enter the “permanent danger zone” around the volcano with a radius of 6 kilometers to avoid Life-threatening rock falls, landslides, sudden ash ejections or steam eruptions.
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