LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) reminded the people to be vigilant and avoid danger zones after a phreatic eruption occurred at Mayon Volcano on Sunday afternoon, February 4, that lasted for at least four minutes. READ:...
A phreatic eruption occurred at the Mayon Volcano summit at 4:37 p.m., said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Feb. 4. (Screen grab from DOST-Phivolcs Facebook post) Phivolcs said the eruption lasted for two minutes and 49 seconds based on the seismic...
Mayon Volcano (File photo) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) lowered the alert status of its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Bicol (Region 5) on Friday, Dec. 8, after the decrease of volcanic activities at Mayon Volcano. In a statement, OCD spokesperson Edgar Posadas said the alert level has...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Dec. 8, announced the lowering of Mayon Volcano’s status from Alert Level 3 or decreased tendency towards hazardous eruption to Alert Level 2 or moderate level of unrest. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a "weakening effusive activity" created a short incandescent lava flow from Mayon Volcano's summit crater. Weakening effusive activity producing a short incandescent lava flow from the summit crater of Mayon Volcano at 7:30 p.m....
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Nov. 13 said the Mayon Volcano Network has recorded continuous increase in seismic activity in Mayon Volcano over the last 24 hours. (Niño Luces/Manila Bulletin) Phivolcs reported an increase in recorded volcanic tremors...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said Monday, Oct. 9 that his constituents can always depend on him for help should there be a need for evacuation from Mayon Volcano's wrath. This, after evacuees...
The Mayon Volcano Observatory has observed continuous slow lava effusion from the summit crater of Mayon, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Nov. 6. Photo credit to Phivolcs From Nov. 4 to Nov. 5 evening, the Mayon Volcano Observatory...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Nov. 4 said the Mayon Volcano Network has recorded continuous increase in the seismic activities of Mayon Volcano from 75 to 162 volcanic earthquakes. Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group Phivolcs said among the...
(Mayon Volcano / ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on Phivolcs’ Mayon Volcano summary of 24-hour observation from 5 a.m. on Nov. 1 until 5 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, a total of 187 volcanic earthquakes were recorded. These activities include 179 volcanic tremors, each lasting from one to...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said increased lava effusion was observed at Mayon's summit crater producing "frequent and numerous" incandescent rockfall and pyroclastic density current (PDC) events. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Phivolcs on Wednesday,...
Mayon Volcano had two “brief” lava bursts accompanied by seismic and infrasound signals in the past 24 hours, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in its bulletin on Saturday, Oct. 21. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Phivolcs observed the lava bursts at 6:36 p.m....
