• PHIVOLCS raises Kanlaon volcano alert level to 2

    The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised the alert status for Kanlaon volcano from Alert Level 1 (Low Level of Unrest) to Alert Level 2 (Moderate Level of Unrest) on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. The last eruption of this volcano…

  • Kanlaon volcano alert status raised, Philippines

    The Philippine Insitute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised the alert status of Kanlaon volcano, the most active of the central Philippines, from Alert Level 0 (normal) to Alert Level 1 (abnormal) on August 18, 2017. The local government units and the…

  • Kanlaon erupts sending a plume of steam up to 5.3 km a.s.l., Philippines

    A series of steam and ash eruptions occurred at the active crater of Kanlaon volcano in the central Philippines starting at 01:19 UTC on June 18, 2016. Based on visual observations, the eruption lasted for around 27 minutes. The first event was a steam and ash…

  • Kanlaon volcano enters new phase of increased activity, Philippines

    The Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Oriental province, the Philippines produced a low-energy ash eruption on December 11, 2015, at 05:13 am (local time), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported. The last known eruption of this volcano…