Mayon's last fatal eruption was in 1993.
The explosions are not very unusual at Mayon.
PHIVOLCS currently have Mayon on Alert Level 3.
Such gods were Seyon, Mayon, Vendan, Valiyon, Korravai or Kadukal.
Mt Mayon can then be seen in all its beauty.
Mayon is a classic stratovolcano(composite)
type of volcano capped by a small central summit crater.
Volcano activity May 7, 2013- Ash explosion on Mayon volcano, Philippines killing 5 and injuring 7.
It was reclassified a Natural Park and renamed as the Mayon Volcano Natural Park in 2000.
However, law enforcers are struggling to keep local inhabitants and tourists outside of the current exclusion zones around Mayon.
Phivolcs Update 16:00 Local time:
This is an update of the small phreatic eruption of Mayon Volcano(13.2500°N, 123.6833°E) which lasted 2 minutes 26 seconds.
Mayon's seismic network, however, detected three(3) volcanic earthquakes and
one(1) rockfall event during the past 24 hours, consistent with overall slow magma intrusion at depth that has characterized this year's activity.