MANILA, Philippines — The Taal Volcano generated 252 earthquakes in a 24-hour monitoring as it remains under alert level 2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday.
Based on the volcano bulletin issued by Phivolcs at 8 a.m., the earthquakes included 17 episodes of volcanic tremor with durations of one to four minutes and five “hybrid events.”
Phivolcs said activity at the main crater consisted of “moderate emission of steam-laden plumes from fumarolic vents” that rose 10 meters high.
“An upwelling of high temperature volcanic gases at the lake’s surface was observed last night from 6:30 PM to 8:45 PM. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission that …
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