Kanlaon Volcano emits ash, PHIVOLCS raises alert to Level 3

State seismologists have released a time-lapse video showing Kanlaon Volcano emitting ash for nearly 30 minutes on Friday morning.

PHIVOLCS recorded eight additional ash emissions and 30 volcanic earthquakes on Monday, bringing the total to 28 events in the past five days, with plumes rising up to 750 meters and drifting southwest and west.

The volcano also emitted several ash events on Sunday night and early Monday morning, while recording seven tremors lasting from six to 46 minutes.

Alert Level 3 remains in effect for Kanlaon Volcano, indicating continuous magmatic unrest and potential hazards such as sudden explosive eruptions, lava flows, ashfall, pyroclastic density currents, rockfalls, and lahars during heavy rains.

PHIVOLCS has reiterated that the six-kilometer radius from the volcano's summit should be off limits to residents and flying aircraft due to ongoing activity.

Light ashfall was reported in Barangay Yubo, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental following the most recent emissions, while on Sunday, Kanlaon also released 3,267 tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere.