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Stratovolcano 2435 m / 7,989 ft
Central Philippines, Philippines, 10.41°N / 123.13°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
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Volcano news: Canlaon

Canlaon volcano (Philippines) activity update: occasional white plumes

Monday May 04, 2020 09:36 AM | BY: MARTIN

Canlaon volcano from satellite (image: Sentinel 2)
Canlaon volcano from satellite (image: Sentinel 2)
PHIVOLCS reported that emissions of gas and white steam plumes occurred. The plume rose 984 ft (300 m) above the summit and drifted northwest.
On 17 April sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions reached to a 86 tonnes/day.
The seismic station detected any volcano-tectonic earthquake.
GPS measurements detected continued long-term edifice inflation since 2017. Short-term electronic tilt monitoring on the southeastern flanks recorded slow inflation of the lower slopes since May 2019 and pronounced inflation of the upper slopes at the end of January 2020.
The warning bulletin states that ballistic impacts of volcanic bombs and pyroclastic flows could affect an area of about 4 km distance from the main crater.
Source: Phillippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology volcano activity update 4 May 2020
Previous news
Canlaon volcano (Philippines): no significant change in activity has occurred during the past days
Canlaon volcano from satellite (image: Sentinel 2)
Tuesday, Mar 24, 2020
PHIVOLCS recorded 2 volcano-tectonic earthquakes beneath the volcano over the past 24 hours. ... [more]
Kanlaon Volcano (Philippines): activity update
Monday, Mar 16, 2020
DOST-PHIVOLCS recorded two volcanic earthquakes beneath Kanlaon volcano over the past 24 hours. There is continued long term edifice inflation which has been occurring since 2017, while in the short-term, the southeastern flanks recorded slow inflation of the lower slopes since May 2019 and pronounced inflation of the upper slopes in the end of January 2020. According to DOST-PHIVOLCS, these indicators suggest that hydrothermal or magmatic activity is occurring deep beneath the edifice. The current alert level is ALERT LEVEL 1 ... [more]
Canlaon volcano (Philippines) activity update: volcano alert level lowered back to green
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2019
PHIVOLCS reported that activity of the volcano has been generally decreasing since June 2019. ... [more]
Canlaon volcano (Philippines): volcano alert level lowered back to green
Saturday, May 06, 2017
On 5 May PHIVOLCS reported that activity of the volcano has been generally decreasing since the last phreatic eruption on 15 June 2016. ... [more]
Canlaon volcano (Central Philippines, Philippines) activity update: degassing, sporadic ash emissions
Thursday, Jul 28, 2016
PHIVOLCS reported that during 20-25 July diffuse white plumes rose above Kanlaon; On 20 July plumes were a dirty-white color, and on 25 July they rose 200 m and drifted NW and SW. The Alert Level remained at 1 (on a scale of 0-5). ... [more]
 

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