Mayon volcano eruption

Mayon, Philippines ' most active symmetrical volcano where eruptions have occurred from a single central conduit

Officials worry eruption may last months, disrupting lives and livelihoods of people in its shadow

Manila, June 16 (EFE).- Nearly 20,000 people have been evacuated from towns and villages near the Mayon volcano in the Philippines as experts brace for a drawn-out eruption, local officials reported on Friday. According to the Philippine seismology agency, Phivolcs, Mayon ejected the largest volume of lava registered since June 8 late on Thursday. Lava ... Read more

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Explosions shook the Mayon volcano, while fountains of lava spewed from its summit today (Jan. 22), causing the Philippines government to raise the hazard level from 3 to 4, indicating a violent eruption is imminent.

Officials worry eruption may last months, disrupting lives and livelihoods of people in its shadow

Eruption of mt. Mayon

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) upgraded the alert level on eruption from Mt. Mayon Volcano to level four on Monday afternoon.

mayon volcano The Cagsawa Ruins (also spelled as Kagsawa or Cagsaua) are the remnants of an 18th century Franciscan church, the Cagsawa church, built in 1724 and destroyed by the 1814 eruption of the Mayon Volcano (wikipedia) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagsawa_Ruins Mayon Volcano is the Philippines’ most active volcano and is considered to be the world’s most perfectly formed volcano for its symmetrical cone. It is a basaltic-andesitic volcano. The upper slopes of the volcano are steep averaging…

On Thursday, superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope, indicating activity below the surface that could precede a hazardous eruption.

The Philippines’ most active volcano is showing signs of unrest, and volcanologists warn of a potentially hazardous eruption in the coming weeks or days.

Lava fountains gushed up 700 metres above Mount Mayon’s crater and ash plumes rose up to 3 kilometres at night and before daybreak.

Der 2.462 Meter hohe Mayon ist ein Vulkan auf den Philippinen, etwa 330 Kilometer östlich der Hauptstadt Manila. Er befindet sich in der Bicol-Region am südöstlichen Ausläufer der Hauptinsel Luzón unweit der Stadt Legazpi City. Mayon Volcano (Tagalog: Bulkang Mayon, Central Bikol: Bulkan Mayon), also known as Mount Mayon, is an active volcano in the province of Albay, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its almost symmetric conical shape, the…

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Lava flows at the Mount Mayon volcano in the Philippines are bringing in more day trippers to look at the spewing cone 340 kilometers from Manila.

Mayon Volcano, Philippines.... probably not because of the extreme danger of being around an erupting Volcano.

Image courtesy: USGS Beautifully symmetrical Mayon volcano, which rises to 2462 m above the Albay Gulf, is the Philippines' most active volcano. The structurally simple volcano has steep upper slopes averaging 35-40 degrees that are capped by a small summit crater. The historical eruptions of this basaltic-andesitic volcano date back to 1616 and range from strombolian to basaltic plinian, with cyclical activity beginning with basaltic eruptions, followed by longer term andesitic lava flows.