Phivolcs currently have Mayon on Alert Level 3.
Phivolcs confirm that there is a bright glow within the summit crater.
Phivolcs maintains close monitoring of Mayon Volcano
and any new development will be communicated to all concerned stakeholders.
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.
Phivolcs reported between 1
and 7 volcanic earthquakes at Kanlaon were recorded each day during 2-8 December, prior to the phreatic eruption on 9 December.
For any of you here who are from the Philippines and understand Tagalog,
here is a video of the media briefing that Phivolcs gave when the eruption alert level
was raised on 22 January:.
Phivolcs has this week raised the alert level
at Mayon to 3(increased tendency towards hazardous eruption), and recommended an exclusion zone of 6 km with an extension to 7 km in the south, following 3 phreatic(steam-driven) eruptions.