The Kanlaon Volcano in the Philippines is experiencing an “ongoing explosive eruption”, with ash spewing high into the sky.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported an “ongoing explosive eruption” at Kanlaon Volcano in the Negros Island Region on late Thursday afternoon, the Manila Standard reported. The volcano is located approximately 30km (19 mi) southeast ofBacolod, the capital and most populous city of Negros Occidental.
The eruption "generated a dark grey plume that rose 2,000 meters above the crater".
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The Philippine Institue of Volcanology and Seismology shared this video on X.
LOOK: A moderately explosive eruption at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano occurred at 04:38 PM today (19 February 2026) and lasted two (2 minutes) based on the seismic record. This event generated a dark gray eruption plume that rose 2,000 meters above the crater before\u2026pic.twitter.com/7IifdnThXV
A message from PHIVOLCS, the service institute of the DOST for monitoring and mitigation of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunami, said: "This event generated a dark grey eruption plume that rose 2,000 meters above the crater before drifting southwest. Pyroclastic density currents or PDCs descended the southern and southwestern upper slopes within 1 kilometer of the summit crater as recorded by the IP cameras of the Kanlaon Volcano Network.
"Alert Level 2 is maintained over Kanlaon Volcano and entry into the 4-kilometer-radius Permanent Danger Zone must be strictly prohibited."
Here is a video shared on social media showing the ongoing eruption.
KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTS ATM.Video Courtesy of Sam Pantalita/ Facebook#PilipinasToday#KanlaonVolcanopic.twitter.com/RqMR9R4Phe
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
