Bulusan volcano news:
Bulusan volcano (Philippines): new phreatic explosion, ash plume of 2000 m
Fri, 10 Jun 2016, 07:46
07:46 AM | BY: T
Eruption of Bulusan volcano this morning (PHILVOLCS)
According to PHILVOLCS, the eruption preceded by a seismic swarm with more than 100 small earthquakes and lasted 5 minutes. The eruption itself was only steam-driven - no magma itself has reached the surface,- and caused by explosion of over-pressurized and over-heated fluids from the volcano's strongly developed hydrothermal system.
A similar explosion had occurred on 21 February. Following it, scientists monitoring the volcano have been seeing an inflation of the edifice (swelling of the ground) since May, probably caused by magma intruding at depth. This would have been providing new energy (heat) to the system and cause increasing instability.
Bulusan's official status remains unchanged at "Alert Level 1 (abnormal)" on the scale of 0 (normal) to 5 (highest):
"This indicates that hydrothermal processes are underway beneath the volcano that may lead to more steam-driven eruptions. The local government units and the public are reminded that entry to the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) is strictly prohibited due to the possibility of sudden and hazardous steam-driven or phreatic eruptions." (PHILVOLCS)
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Previous news
Mon, 22 Feb 2016, 12:05
An unexpected small eruption occurred at the volcano yesterday afternoon. At 17:01 local time, two successive small explosions from a fissure vent on the west-northwestern part of the summit crater produced an ash plume that rose approx. 500 meters and caused light ash fall in some nearby villages such as Juban 11 km NW and Irosin 8 km SSW of the volcano. ... read all
Mon, 20 Jul 2015, 11:05
PHIVOLCS reported that at 1310 on 17 July an explosion at Bulusan, detected by the seismic network for 11 minutes, generated an ash plume that rose 200 m above the crater and drifted WNW. ... read all
Sat, 20 Jun 2015, 11:05
Another eruption, moderately strong, occurred 14:55 last Friday, producing an ash column that rose 1.5 km. The eruption was not directly visible, only parts of the ash plume could be spotted, but could be heard as rumbing in Monbon village. ... read all
Tue, 16 Jun 2015, 07:31
Two small steam-driven (i.e. phreatic) explosions occurred at the volcano this morning at 11:02 and 11:20 local time, PHILVOLCS reported. ... read all
Sat, 23 May 2015, 00:37
During 13-15 and 17-19 May PHIVOLCS reported that six or fewer volcanic earthquakes were recorded at Bulusan. Weak steam emissions were occasionally observed rising from the SW vent and from a vent on the upper NW flank; plumes drifted SW, WNW, or drifted downslope. ... read all
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