LOOK: Mayon Volcano’s lava effusion on Day 57 of effusive eruption

Mayon Volcano continued its effusive eruption for the 57th consecutive day on Tuesday, March 3 as state volcanologists observed the occurrence of lava effusion and collapse from its summit crater. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) shared a time lapse footage of the volcano’s lava effusion and collapse recorded at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday. … Read more

LOOK: Mayon Volcano’s effusive eruption for 55th consecutive day

Mayon Volcano continued its effusive eruption for the 55th consecutive day on Sunday, March 1 with lava effusions and collapse from its summit crater, and minor strombolian activity, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. In posts on its social media accounts, PHIVOLCS shared time-lapse footages of the lava effusion and collapse from … Read more

Mayon Volcano’s sulfur dioxide emission hits 15-year high

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Wednesday logged over 6,500 tonnes of volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission from the Mayon Volcano, the highest SO2 emission recorded in the past 15 years. In an advisory on Wednesday night, state volcanologists said they observed an increasing trend in volcanic SO2 this February through campaign spectrometry … Read more

LOOK: Mayon Volcano continues to shed ‘uson,’ lava flows, rockfalls on Tuesday night

Mayon Volcano on Tuesday night continued to shed incandescent pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) and rockfalls amid the 28th consecutive day of its effusive eruption, state volcanologists said. In social media posts, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said incandescent PDCs or “uson” and rockfalls “continue to be shed within two kilometers of the … Read more

PHIVOLCS: Mayon still restive as lava flows, more earthquakes logged

Mayon Volcano in Albay continued to show signs of unrest as state volcanologists reported Saturday five earthquakes, lava flows, and nearly 400 rockfall events at the site over the past 24 hours. In its monitoring bulletin from 12 a.m. Friday to 12 a.m. Saturday, the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Mayon registered … Read more

Glowing lava flow, ‘uson,’ rockfall seen on Mayon Volcano on Day 21 of effusive eruption

The Mayon Volcano in Albay on Tuesday continued its effusive eruption for the 21st consecutive day, generating incandescent lava flows, rockfall, and pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) or “uson,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. In social media posts, PHIVOLCS shared photos of the volcano taken between 8:15 p.m. to 8:17 p.m. Tuesday … Read more

Mayon Volcano’s effusive eruption now on its 19th day – PHIVOLCS

The Mayon Volcano in Albay continued its effusive eruption for the 19th consecutive day as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) observed a notable crater glow on Sunday night. “Notable crater glow caused by superheated volcanic gas emitted at the summit crater was photographed from the Mayon Volcano Observatory between 06:20 PM to … Read more