Eruption Kanlaon
Location
Philippines
Date
2024-12-09
to 2024-12-28
Coordinates
Lat:
10.412
Lon:
123.132
Danger Scale
Disaster Details
Event summary
ORANGE alert: The Kanlaon Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.
| GDACS ID | VO 1000104 |
| Name: | Kanlaon (272020) |
| Glide number: | VO-2024-000222-PHL |
| Lat/Lon: | 10.41 , 123.13 |
| Event Date: | 28 Dec 2024 UTC |
| Exposed Population 30km: | About 870000 people within 30km |
| Exposed Population 100km: | About 10790000 people within 100km |
| Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: | 2 |
| Population Exposure Index PEI: | 6 |
| Inserted at: | 28 Dec 2024 10:45 UTC |
GDACS Score
- On 9 December at 7.03 UTC, Kanlaon volcano, located on Negros Island, increased its activity with an explosion that produced a plume 3 km high above the summit of the crater and pyroclastic flows descended the slopes on the southeastern flanks of the volcano.
- According to the national authorities, more than 6,500 have been displaced, most of them have been evacuated in 13 evacuation centres located in the Western and Central Visayas region.
- As of 10 December, at 2.00 UTC, the alert level was raised from 2 (increasing unrest) to 3 (magmatic unrest). All local government units are advised to evacuate people living in the 6 km radius from the summit of the volcano.
- In the recent 24 hours, Kanlaon volcano, located in Negros Island, central Philippines continued its activity characterised by continuous degassing with occasional ash emission, drifting westward, 31 volcanic earthquakes and a sulfur dioxide flux of 4,121 tonnes.
- According to the national authorities, more than 14,518 people have been displaced, most of them (12,368) have been evacuated in 29 evacuation centres located in the Western and Central Visayas region and almost 38,000 others have been affected over the aforementioned regions.
- The alert level stands at 3 (magmatic unrest), which means that a magmatic eruption has begun and may progress to further explosive eruptions. All local government units are advised to evacuate people living within the 6 km radius from the summit of the volcano.
- According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, in the past 24 hours, Kanlaon volcano, Negros Island, central Philippines recorded two volcanic earthquakes and a sulfur dioxide flux of more than 7,000 tonnes.
- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reports almost 18,000 displaced people, 15,334 evacuated in 27 evacuation centres, and 40,489 affected people across Western and Central Visayas regions.
- National authorities are providing help and assistance for those affected. The alert level stands at 3 (magmatic unrest). All local government units are advised to evacuate the 6 km radius from the summit of the volcano and must be prepared for additional evacuation if activity warrants.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)
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Exposed population
Data, images, links, services and documents
For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JSR (1),
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