Mayon Volcano in Albay had one volcanic earthquake and 59 rockfall events in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said on Saturday.
Mayon Volcano in Albay had one volcanic earthquake and 59 rockfall events in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Saturday.
"Between 5 a.m. kahapon and 5 a.m. ngayon, we recorded 59 rockfall events. Mas mababa ito kumpara sa 199 rockfall events that we recorded between June 8 and 9," PHIVOLCS Director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol said in an interview on Saturday on dzBB.The volcano emitted 417 tons of sulfur dioxide on Friday, PHIVOLCS added in its"Medyo mataas kaysa sa 332 tons per day of sulfur dioxide that we measured on June 6," Bacolcol said.
The agency reminded the public that entry into the six-kilometer radius permanent danger zone and flying aircraft close to the volcano are not allowed. PHIVOLCS said the volcano may cause rockfalls or landslides or avalanches, ballistic fragments, lava flows and lava fountaining, pyroclastic density currents, and moderate-sized explosions.
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