Lower Taal sulfur emission, fewer quakes noted

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 06:51:37 +0000

TAAL Volcano

Lower sulfur dioxide emission and fewer volcanic tremors were observed in Taal Volcano yesterday, but State volcanologists warned that volcanic activities continue underneath.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that activity in Taal’s main crater has been characterized by weak emission of steam-ladeb plumes reaching only 50 to 100 meters tall.

Compared to the sulfur dioxide level of 231 tons per day recorded last Monday, the emission of SO2 slightly dropped last Tuesday and was measured  at an average of 55 tons per day.

A decline in the number of volcanic quakes was also noted by State volcanologists from Tuesday morning to yesterday morning as the Taal Volcano Network plotted 156 temblors, including two low-frequency events and 18 harmonic tremors with durations from one to three minutes.

The latest recorded earthquakes were lower than the 223 observed from Monday to
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