Emily

Bulusan, Luzon, Philippines


 * 2-8 January 2008 || The alert level remained at 1 out of 5. ||
 * 8 November 2010 || They reported that there was the steam-driven explosion called phreatic explosion. It occured light gray plume that rose 700m from the crater. There were also ash fall and steam rose. ||
 * 1-6 December 2010 || They reported that there was a volcanic earthquake found during December 1 to 6. ||
 * 5-11 January 2011 || According to the Manila airport, there were ash observed during 6-7 January. There were 6 daily volcanic earthquakes. ||
 * 12-18 January 2011 || The eruption on 18 January was caused with rumbling sound audible in Monbon. The S. Cloud cover prevented observations of the crater. ||
 * 19-21 January 2011 || In Bulusan, there were 11 volcanic earthquakes detected on seismic network. Steam plums rose during 20 to 22 January. ||
 * 25-27, 29, 30 January 2011 || There were 5 earthquakes daily, and the volcano showed slight deflation. The alert level still remained at 1 out of 5. ||
 * 2-8 March 2011 || Four daily volcanic earthquakes were detected by the seismic network. The cloud covered the observations of the summit area. Steam was observed rising from thermal vents. Tokyo VVAC also reported that there was ash observed during March 3~4. ||
 * 12-19 April 2011 || Six daily volcanic earthquakes were detected. Although there were clouds, the steam was observed rising in the sky. Tokyo VAAC reported that the ash was observed. ||

Summary
 * My volcano is called Bulusan. It is located in Luzon, Philippines. It was formed about 36,000 years ago. It had nothing happened for about ten years. Then there was a small eruption. January 2-8, 2008 the alert level of this volcano remained 1/5. For the next two years, nothing happened. Then there was a phreatic explosion. Also, there was a plum that rose high from the crater. On 1-6 December, 2010 there was a volcanic earthquake ||