Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 2) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported an “ongoing low-level activity” in Taal Volcano and asked the public to take precautions.
The agency said since 6:35 a.m. on Friday, “a relatively weak and shallow but continuous volcanic tremor” has been recorded by all 15 seismic stations of the Taal Volcano Network.In an advisory, Phivolcs said there has been a number of indications that “shallow hydrothermal activity” is taking place, which is “driven by a new phase of magma degassing.It also noted an upwelling of volcanic fluids, increased thermal anomalies, and a slight increase in sulfur dioxide degassing.’ ’10’: ‘contentWidth’: ‘fit-content’ ’embedCode’: ‘