MANILA, Philippines — Mount Bulusan or Bulusan Volcano was placed on Alert Level 1 on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
According to Phivolcs, Alert Level 1, which means low-level unrest, was declared on the volcano as its monitoring network observed 124 volcanic earthquakes since Saturday, May 8.
“The increased seismicity could be followed by steam-driven or phreatic eruptions at the summit crater or from flank vents on the upper to middle slopes. Ground deformation data from real-time electronic tilt monitoring has been recording sustained inflation of the upper slopes that began 6 March 2021 consistent with short-term inflatio…
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