Mt. Pinatubo under Alert Level 1

BY JHON CASINAS

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has placed Mount Pinatubo in Zambales under Alert Level 1 due to persistent seismic activities.

Phivolcs said the Pinatubo Volcano Network (PVN) has detected a total of 1,722 imperceptible earthquakes beneath the Pinatubo edifice since January.

Due to the persistence of seismic activity, Phivolcs said it has raised the status of Pinatubo Volcano from Alert Level 0 to Alert Level 1.

“This means that there is low-level unrest that may be related to tectonic processes beneath the volcano and that no imminent eruption is foreseen,” the agency said. (Jhon Casinas)