199 rockfall events recorded in Mayon in past 24 hours - Phivolcs

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Courtesy of Joel Rey Lim' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/06/08/20230608-mayon-lava1.jpg' ><figcaption><em>Courtesy of Joel Rey Lim</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATE</strong>) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Friday it recorded 199 rockfall events in Mayon Volcano in the past 24 hours.</p><p>According to Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol, the rockfall events more than doubled from the 98 it detected between June 7 and 8.</p><p>State seismologists also recorded 6 pyroclastic density current events, which lasted for 4 to 5 minutes.</p><p>"This would imply that there's a continuous supply of magma to the surface, dislodging old and new portions of the lava dome," Bacolcol told ANC's "Headstart".</p><p>A crater glow was also observed over Mayon Volcano on Thursday night, which meant "superheated gas [was] coming out of the crater which produced this glow," he added.</p><p>Phivolcs said that while Mayon Volcano is already ripe for another eruption this year, seismologists hoped the imminent eruption would change its course.</p><p>"The difference right now is that we don't see high amount of sulfur dioxide so we are actually hoping for a 2014 scenario, which is just rockfall events followed by short lava flow and then it stopped. Hopefully it will not go the way of the 2018 activity," Bacolcol said.</p><p>"Mt. Mayon is being replenished. Mayon Volcano is actually, the earliest would be 3 years after the last eruption and the latest would be 10 years after the last eruption. The last time it erupted was 2018 and it's been 5 years now. So, again we're on the range," he added.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/09/23/evacuation-sa-loob-ng-6-km-radius-ng-bulkang-mayon-sisimulan-na'>Evacuation sa loob ng 6-km radius ng Bulkang Mayon sisimulan na</a></li></ul><p><strong>'COINCIDENCE 3 VOLCANOES BECAME ACTIVE'</strong></p><p>Phivolcs appealed for calm as 3 volcanoes simultaneously showed signs of increased activity.</p><p>Aside from Mayon, Taal and Mt. Kanlaon are both under Alert Level 1.</p><p>But Phivolcs said the scenario is not out of the ordinary.</p><p>The public though is still advised to remain vigilant, and heed calls for evacuation.</p><p>"We have 24 active volcanoes. There's always this possibility that 1 or 2 volcanoes would be restive and would show some activity simultaneously. So, this is not surprising," Bacolcol said.</p><p>In a separate briefing, the official said the volcanoes' activities were "independent of each other." This was also not the reason for the recent earthquakes felt in other parts of the country. </p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2667413' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div><p>"Wala po iyan (connection). Again, iyong bulkan galing po sa magma, iyong mga lindol po natin…may dalawang klaseng lindol tayo – may volcanic earthquake at saka tectonic earthquake," said Bacolcol. </p><p>(That is not connected. The volcanic earthquakes are caused by magma. We have two kinds of earthquakes – the volcanic and the tectonic earthquakes.)</p><p>"So, kapag tumataas iyong magma natin ay nagkakaroon tayo ng mga volcanic earthquakes pero iyong mga volcanic earthquakes na ito can only be felt doon sa vicinity ng bulkan," he said. </p><p>(So if the magma increases, we will have volcanic earthquakes but this can only be felt in the volcano's vicinity.) </p><p>Tectonic earthquakes, meanwhile, are produced by sudden movement along faults and plate boundaries. The Philippines has 175 active fault segments capable of generating earthquakes, the Phivolcs chief said. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/08/23/tingnan-pagputok-ng-lava-ng-bulkang-mayon-sa-gabi'>TINGNAN: Pagputok ng lava ng Bulkang Mayon sa gabi</a></li></ul><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2665733' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>"This would imply that there's a continuous supply of magma to the surface, dislodging old and new portions of the lava dome," Bacolcol told ANC's "Headstart".</p><p>A crater glow was also observed over Mayon Volcano on Thursday night, which meant "superheated gas [was] coming out of the crater which produced this glow," he added.</p><p>Phivolcs said that while Mayon Volcano is already ripe for another eruption this year, seismologists hoped the imminent eruption would change its course.</p><p>"The difference right now is that we don't see high amount of sulfur dioxide so we are actually hoping for a 2014 scenario, which is just rockfall events followed by short lava flow and then it stopped. Hopefully it will not go the way of the 2018 activity," Bacolcol said.</p><p>"Mt. Mayon is being replenished. Mayon Volcano is actually, the earliest would be 3 years after the last eruption and the latest would be 10 years after the last eruption. The last time it erupted was 2018 and it's been 5 years now. So, again we're on the range," he added.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/09/23/evacuation-sa-loob-ng-6-km-radius-ng-bulkang-mayon-sisimulan-na'>Evacuation sa loob ng 6-km radius ng Bulkang Mayon sisimulan na</a></li></ul><p><strong>'COINCIDENCE 3 VOLCANOES BECAME ACTIVE'</strong></p><p>Phivolcs appealed for calm as 3 volcanoes simultaneously showed signs of increased activity.</p><p>Aside from Mayon, Taal and Mt. Kanlaon are both under Alert Level 1.</p><p>But Phivolcs said the scenario is not out of the ordinary.</p><p>The public though is still advised to remain vigilant, and heed calls for evacuation.</p><p>"We have 24 active volcanoes. There's always this possibility that 1 or 2 volcanoes would be restive and would show some activity simultaneously. So, this is not surprising," Bacolcol said.</p><p>In a separate briefing, the official said the volcanoes' activities were "independent of each other." This was also not the reason for the recent earthquakes felt in other parts of the country. </p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2667413' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div><p>"Wala po iyan (connection). Again, iyong bulkan galing po sa magma, iyong mga lindol po natin…may dalawang klaseng lindol tayo – may volcanic earthquake at saka tectonic earthquake," said Bacolcol. </p><p>(That is not connected. The volcanic earthquakes are caused by magma. We have two kinds of earthquakes – the volcanic and the tectonic earthquakes.)</p><p>"So, kapag tumataas iyong magma natin ay nagkakaroon tayo ng mga volcanic earthquakes pero iyong mga volcanic earthquakes na ito can only be felt doon sa vicinity ng bulkan," he said. </p><p>(So if the magma increases, we will have volcanic earthquakes but this can only be felt in the volcano's vicinity.) </p><p>Tectonic earthquakes, meanwhile, are produced by sudden movement along faults and plate boundaries. The Philippines has 175 active fault segments capable of generating earthquakes, the Phivolcs chief said. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/08/23/tingnan-pagputok-ng-lava-ng-bulkang-mayon-sa-gabi'>TINGNAN: Pagputok ng lava ng Bulkang Mayon sa gabi</a></li></ul><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2665733' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>According to Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol, the rockfall events more than doubled from the 98 it detected between June 7 and 8.</p><p>State seismologists also recorded 6 pyroclastic density current events, which lasted for 4 to 5 minutes.</p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Courtesy of Joel Rey Lim' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/06/08/20230608-mayon-lava1.jpg' ><figcaption><em>Courtesy of Joel Rey Lim</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATE</strong>) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Friday it recorded 199 rockfall events in Mayon Volcano in the past 24 hours.</p>

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Friday it recorded 199 rockfall events in Mayon Volcano in the past 24 hours.

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199 rockfall events recorded in Mayon in past 24 hours - Phivolcs

199 rockfall events recorded in Mayon in past 24 hours - Phivolcs