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January 28, 2021 | 8:01 pm Font Size
Volcanologists, local officials allay fears over Pinatubo earthquakes
GOVERNMENT scientists said on Thursday that Mt. Pinatubo remains inactive despite the series of earthquakes recently recorded around the volcano, but at the same time stressed the need for communities to always be on alert for disaster warnings from authorities. “DOST-PHIVOLCS would like to assure the public that Pinatubo Volcano remains at Alert Level 0 and remains in quiescent condition,” said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) in a January 27 advisory. PHIVOLCS, which is under the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), said the earthquakes serve as a reminder “that several faults occur around the volcano and that these can generate earthquake activity that can be sometimes imperceptible and harmless but that can also sometimes be damaging.” From January 20 to 27, the agency recorded 826 “imperceptible earthquakes east
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected a total of 826 "imperceptible" earthquakes in Mt. Pinatubo since January 20, but it still remains relatively quiet, 30 years after its last major eruption.