A footage of the ash emitted by Mt. Kanlaon as recorded by the Canlaon City Observation station IP Camera.

BACOLOD CITY — Mt. Kanlaon emitted ash on Sunday afternoon.

Mari-Andylene Quintia, resident volcanologist at the Mt. Kanlaon Observatory, said the “ashing” event was observed at 4:36 p.m. and they had not received reports of ash fall in residential areas yet.

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“It is not an eruption event. Our concern is the ash fall,” Quintia added.

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said no detectable seismic or infrasound signals were recorded.

“The events generated gray plumes that rose 300 meters above the crater before drifting southwest, as recorded by the Canlaon City Observation station IP Camera,” it added.

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Phivolcs recorded 14 volcanic earthquakes at Mt. Kanlaon and six ashing events from 12 a.m. Saturday to 12 a.m. of Sunday.

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Kanlaon also emitted 4,171 tons of sulfur dioxide on Saturday.

Kanlaon remains under Alert Level 1 (increased unrest) and sudden steam-driven or phreatic eruptions could occur, Phivolcs warned.

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