The number of earthquakes caused by Mayon Volcano’s heightened unrest has significantly increased in the last 24 hours, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) between Sunday, July 16, and Monday, July 17. Phivolcs in its bulletin released at 8...
Lava flow from the Mayon Volcano’s crater is still occurring at a “very slow” rate, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) from Wednesday, July 12, to Thursday, July 13. Phivolcs said that the "very slow effusion of lava" causes the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, July 13 that it is considering raising the Taal Volcano’s alert level from 1 to 2 if the restive volcano’s activity worsens. Phivolcs made the announcement after detecting a series of shallow tremors and an...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, July 12, continued to record rockfalls and volcanic earthquakes due to the ongoing effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay. Phivolcs said Mayon Volcano had 423 rockfall events, 24 volcanic earthquakes, as well as...
The ongoing eruption of Mayon Volcano has caused volcanic ash to fall on parts of Albay, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, July 11. Thin ashfall is said to have been observed in the town of Camalig, as well as in Brgy. Mabinit in Legazpi City and...
The United States government on Monday, July 10, said it had provided P13 million worth of assistance to communities affected by the ongoing eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay province. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) partners with the International Organization for...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a new notice of "increased activity" in Mayon Volcano on Monday, July 10, due to the observation of more pyroclastic density current (PDC) occurrences over the past 24 hours. Phivolcs recorded 33 PDC events caused by dome...
Mayon Volcano’s ongoing activity still shows no signs of slowing down after a month of increased unrest. Between 5 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, and 5 a.m. on Sunday, July 9, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded three lava dome collapse-triggered pyroclastic...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has observed one-kilometer-high steam-laden plumes from Mayon Volcano, caused by the volcano’s continuous sulfur dioxide emissions. “Continuous moderate degassing from the summit crater produced steam-laden plumes that...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded more pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) in Mayon in the last 24 hours as a result of the collapse of the volcano's lava dome and lava front. In a bulletin released on Friday, July 7, Phivolcs said the Mayon Volcano...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, July 6 continued to observe pyroclastic density currents, rockfalls, and volcanic tremors from Mayon Volcano’s effusive eruption. Phivolcs recorded seven pyroclastic density currents (PDC) caused by a lava dome...
The increase in Mayon’s volcanic activity continues, manifested by a “repetitive pulse tremor” that has been occurring since July 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday, July 5. Phivolcs said the pulse tremor that was detected at 3:47 p.m. on...
