MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded 288 earthquakes in Taal Volcano for the past 24 hours as it observed “elevated unrest” over the area.
Phivolcs said in its Tuesday bulletin that the earthquakes include 39 low frequency volcanic earthquakes and 249 volcanic tremors with durations of one to 20 minutes, as well as “low-level background tremor.”
“Most of these earthquakes were very shallow and generated within five kilometers beneath Taal Volcano Island or TVI and northeast Taal Lake,” saidPhivolcs.
“Upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in the Main Crater Lake and active degassing from fumaroles on the Main Crater…
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