THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has observed a downtrend in Taal Volcano’s activity on Sunday but maintained Alert Level 4 over Taal Volcano as a major eruption is still possible. Out of the 787 volcanic earthquakes, 15 low-frequency tremors had been recorded. A total of 876 volcanic earthquakes that included six tremor events and 20 low-frequency earthquakes, had been previously recorded. “Such intense seismic activity likely signifies continuous magmatic intrusion beneath the Taal edifice, which may lead to further eruptive activity,” the bulletin read. Despite the downtrend in volcanic activities, Phivolcs Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division Chief Mariton Bornas said a major explosion was not discounted because of the continuous low frequency that indicated movement of magma.

Source: Manila Times January 19, 2020 07:30 UTC