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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded three volcanic earthquakes during the past 24 hours in the area around Mayon Volcano in Albay.
The volcano, which exhibited seismic and volcanic activity earlier this year, remains at Alert Level 3, which means that magma is at the crater and that hazardous eruption is possible within weeks.
The Phivolcs said Mayon has been emitting white steam plumes and showed inflation at the base of the mountain.
Although crater glow was not observed Thursday night due to rain clouds covering the summit, sulfur dioxide flux was measured at 448 tonnes on October 30.
All the data indicate that the volcano is still in a state of unrest due to the movement of potentially eruptible magma, it added.
With this, Phivolcs recommended that the 6-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone around the volcano and the 7-kilometer Extended Danger Zone on the southeastern flank be enforced due to the danger of rock falls, landslides and sudden explosions or dome collapse that may generate hazardous volcanic flows.
As of Friday, the agency has been closely monitoring Mayon’s activity.
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