Last update: 24 Jul 2024 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report) The majestic, perfectly symmetrical Mayon stratovolcano seen from the northwest during its eruption in 2018. Mayon, the most famous of the active volcanoes of the Philippines, is a perfect stratovolcano rising to 2462 ...
Level four signifies the volcano could erupt violently within days. Mayon lies in coconut-growing Albay province about 210 miles southeast of Manila. Three steam-explosions since Saturday have spewed ash into nearby villages and may have breached solidified lava plugging the crater and caused lava ...
Phivolcs upgraded the volcano to alert level four just a few minutes after the volcano suddenly erupted lava around noon. In the morning report on Monday, the Phivolcs indicated that 500-meter to 200-meter high lava fountains were generated at 10:45 p.m. local time on Sunday and 2:25 a....