Taal calms down as fewer volcanic earthquakes, tremors recorded

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MANILA, Philippines — Taal Volcano displayed a marked decline in seismic activity after days of heightened volcanic unrest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Wednesday.

In a bulletin released on Wednesday morning, Phivolcs recorded only eight volcanic earthquakes during its 24-hour monitoring period, with no volcanic tremors being detected, which was a sharp drop from the elevated seismic activity recorded in previous days.

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On July 4, the agency logged 61 volcanic quakes and 60 episodes of volcanic tremor, followed by 75 volcanic tremors the next day.FEATURED STORIES