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Taal Volcano released more sulfur dioxide and remained seismically active over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Friday.
Phivolcs measured sulfur dioxide emissions at 381 metric tons, above the volcano’s daily average of 271 metric tons recorded from Aug. 20 to 27. The agency still classified the emission level as weak.
Monitoring instruments also detected 18 volcanic earthquakes and one volcanic tremor that lasted 504 minutes, or about eight hours and 24 minutes.
The latest figures followed 32 volcanic earthquakes and one tremor recorded on Aug. 27, and 17 earthquakes with one tremor the day before.
Phivolcs said Taal had logged 162 volcanic earthquakes and nine tremor episodes from Aug. 20 to 25, reflecting continued unrest beneath the volcano.
No upwelling of hot volcanic fluids was observed in the main crater lake during the latest monitoring period. Volcanic smog, or vog, was also not detected.
Taal remains under Alert Level 1, which indicates low-level volcanic unrest.
Phivolcs stressed that the volcano remains in an abnormal condition and that the current alert status should not be taken to mean that the possibility of eruptive activity has ended.
