Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 25) – Unlike Taal Volcano, Bulusan Volcano has fallen silent.
This prompted state volcanologists to lift the alert status for Bulusan Volcano on Saturday, meaning there no risk the volcano will erupt soon.
“This means observational parameters have returned to baseline or background levels and no magmatic eruption is foreseen in the immediate future,” Phivolcs said.
The state volcanologists noted that Bulusan only caused one or two volcanic earthquakes since May 17, 2019. They also recorded that the volcano has been spewing “relatively low levels” of sulfur dioxide and steaming activity at its active vents or eruption points were “weak.”
But Phivolcs warned against entering the permanent danger zone, or four kilometers from the volcano, due to possible explosions, rockfall and landslides.
On May 15, 2019, Phivolcs raised alert level 1 over Bulusan due to an “increase in seismic activity.”
Bulusan, which is among the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, last erupted in June 2017.
