Kanlaon Volcano spews gray ash

Kanlaon Volcano on Saturday morning spewed gray ash, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

"The lapse footage of gray ash being entrained or brought out by continuous degassing from the Kanlaon Volcano summit crater," PHIVOLCS said in a post in X. 

It said that the "ashing" event was observed at 11:49 a.m. to 12:02 p.m. today. 

There were no detectable seismic or infrasound signals recorded. 

"The events generated light-gray plumes that rose 500 meters above the crater before drifting south Recorded by the Canlaon City Observation station IP Camera." 

Meanwhile, based on the volcano bulletin, 31 volanic earthquakes occurred from November 1 (12 a.m.) to November 2 (12 a.m.). 

PHIVOLCS said it released 6,993 tons of sulfur dioxide. 

Alert Level 2 remains over Mount Kanlaon which means "increased unrest." Sudden steam-driven or phreatic eruptions may occur in the volcano, according to PHIVOLCS.

Under Alert Level 2, entry into the four-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) and the flying of any aircraft close to the volcano are prohibited.

—VAL, GMA Integrated News