Kanlaon Volcano records activity, PHIVOLCS warns

Twelve volcanic earthquakes, including five tremors, and seven ash emission events were recorded at Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, January 21, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

The latest activity included another round of ash emissions from its summit crater on Thursday evening, lasting a total of 36 minutes between 5:30 p.m. and 6:06 p.m., generating gray plumes up to 200 meters above the crater that drifted southwest.

PHIVOLCS shared time-lapse footage of these ash emissions, noting an additional voluminous 200-meter tall plume observed on Wednesday morning.

Kanlaon remains under Alert Level 3, indicating ongoing magmatic unrest following its December 9 eruption last year.

The state volcanologist advises evacuating residents within a six-kilometer radius around the volcano's summit due to potential hazards such as sudden explosive eruptions, lava flows, ashfall, and lahars during heavy rains.