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NDRRMC update - Alert Status and Activity of Bulusan, Mayon and Taal Volcanoes, 25 April 2011, 08:00AM

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Source: DOST-PHIVOLCS

  1. SITUATION OVERVIEW

ALERT STATUS

BULUSAN and MAYON VOLCANOES ARE STILL AT ALERT LEVEL 1 AS OF 8:00 AM TODAY, 25 APRIL 2011. THIS MEANS THAT NO ERUPTION IS IMMINENT AND THE SOURCE OF ACTIVITY IS HYDROTHERMAL AND SHALLOW.

TAAL VOLCANO IS STILL AT ALERT LEVEL 2 AS OF 8:00 AM TODAY, 25 APRIL 2011. THIS MEANS THAT THERE IS INCREASED IN SEISMIC ACTIVITY AND THAT MAGMA HAS BEEN INTRUDING TOWARDS THE SURFACE, AS MANIFESTED BY CO2 BEING RELEASED IN THE MAIN CRATER LAKE.