Kanlaon Volcano shows unrest with 9 quakes, 1.7K tons SO2

Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island recorded nine volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours.

Sulfur dioxide emissions were recorded at 1,724 tons, a decrease from the previous day's 2,014 tons.

The volcano produced a moderate 1,200-meter-high plume that drifted northeast, and its edifice remains inflated.

Kanlaon Volcano remains under Alert Level 3, signifying a high level of magmatic unrest.

Phivolcs advises residents within a six-kilometer radius of the volcano's summit to evacuate.

Phivolcs also prohibits aircraft from flying near the volcano.

Residents are warned of potential hazards such as sudden explosive eruptions, lava flows, ashfall, pyroclastic density currents, rockfalls, and lahars during heavy rainfall.