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The eruption produced a voluminous and incandescent plume that rose 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above the vent and a probable short pyroclastic flow of approximately 2-3 km down the south and southeastern slopes of the volcano. The eruption lasted for six minutes and was followed by a relatively strong volcanic earthquake.
Volcanoes in the country have erupted within the last 600 years, with accounts of these eruptions documented by humans; or have erupted within the last 10,000 years . There are 100 volcanoes in the Philippines listed by the Smithsonian Institution 's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) at present, [ 6 ] of which 20 are categorized as "historical ...
The photo provided by the Philippines Office of Civil Defense shows the evacuation of resident living near the Kanlaon Volcano after an explosive eruption on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.
Kanlaon on the central Negros Island is one of the 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. It erupted for nearly four minutes on Monday, sending a massive column of volcanic ash high into the sky.
The Philippines' Kanlaon volcano erupted for nearly four minutes, shooting ash 2.5 miles into the sky and prompting the emergency evacuation of some 87,000 people.
Name Elevation () Coordinates Province(s) Last eruption m ft; Amorong: 376 1,234 Pangasinan Pleistocene: Apo: 2,954 9,692 Cotabato, Davao del Sur unknown possibly 1640s
The alert level around Kanlaon is at the third-highest of a five-step warning system, indicating “magmatic eruption has begun that may progress to further explosive eruptions." The 2,435-meter (7,988-foot) volcano, one of the country’s 24 most-active volcanoes, last erupted in June sending hundreds of villagers to emergency shelters.
Filipino authorities issued emergency evacuation orders after a volcano in the central Philippines erupted for a second time this year, spewing a high column of ash into the sky.. Mount Kanlaon ...