MayonVolcano update: Phivolcs says it began recording 'a continuous tremor-like series of weak volcanic earthquakes' on Monday afternoon, July 3, which 'steadied and increased in strength' on Tuesday morning, July 4, and 'persists to the present.'
MANILA, Philippines – Volcanic earthquakes are causing “an abrupt and sustained increase in the level of seismic energy release” from Albay province’s, warned the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Tuesday afternoon, July 4.
“This current phase of unrest is likely driven by magmatic gas activity within the edifice,” Phivolcs said.
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