The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert status of Mount Pinatubo to Alert Level 0 or “normal” following the continued decline of seismic activity observed in the vicinity of the volcano.In an advisory issued Thursday, Aug. 12, state seismologists said a total of 104 volcanic earthquakes or an average of 2-3 events per day were recorded by the Pinatubo Volcano Network from July 1 to Aug. 11.
Moreover, the agency said diffuse carbon dioxide flux from the Pinatubo Crater lake was measured at 263 tonnes per day in mid-April, an indication of deep magma degassing. “In view of the above, PHIVOLCS-DOST is now lowering the alert status of Pinatubo Volcano from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 0. This means observational parameters have returned to baseline levels and the volcano has returned to a period of quiescence,” the agency said.
Phivolcs warned that entry into the Pinatubo Crater area must always be conducted with caution due to the perennial hazards of rockfalls, landslides and expulsions of lethal volcanic CO2.
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