Kanlaon Volcano emits dark ash

Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island emitted dark ash accompanied by a weak low-frequency volcanic earthquake, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

- By Bella Cariaso

"Since 11:45 a.m., dark ash has been issuing from the summit of Kanlaon Volcano, accompanied by a weak low-frequency volcanic earthquake. This has produced a dark plume roughly 1.2 kilometers high that is drifting to the northwest," state volcanologists said yesterday.

Phivolcs said ashfall is expected to be experienced in some Negros Occidental communities, especially those in the northwest and west of the volcano.

"All other parameters of the volcano remain elevated but are generally unchanged," the agency said.

Prior to the dark emission, Phivolcs recorded 15 volcanic earthquakes and 7,198 tons per day of sulfur dioxide in the last 24 hours.