Phivolcs keeps Taal Volcano on Alert Level 3 amid ongoing magma activity

Phivolcs maintained Alert Level 3 for Taal Volcano due to ongoing magma movement, indicating that volcanic activity has not yet ceased.

Another harmonic tremor, lasting 3 minutes, was recorded from Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours.

This new tremor follows a 97-second harmonic tremor recorded on Thursday, January 30, which indicated magma continuing to rise toward the surface.

The Taal Volcano Network recorded a total of 182 volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours, higher than the 116 recorded in the previous period.

Low-frequency quakes are caused by cracks resonating as magma and gases move toward the surface.

Phivolcs stressed that the volcanic earthquakes show magmatic activity persists beneath Taal's crater.

Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 65 tons per day, a significant increase from a level too low to be detected.