Taal Volcano seismic activity surges with 74 earthquakes in 24 hours

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LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas province showed renewed unrest after a sharp increase in volcanic earthquakes over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Saturday, Aug. 15.

Phivolcs recorded 74 volcanic earthquakes, a significant jump from the 15 events detected the previous day, according to its morning bulletin.

The earthquakes were accompanied by three volcanic tremor episodes lasting between 12 and 17 minutes.

READ: Taal Volcano logs 15 earthquakes after weeklong lull

Taal Volcano seismic activity surges with 74 earthquakes in 24 hours

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