Lava flows and Strombolian activity continue at Mayon Volcano as the volcano remains under Alert Level 3, according to Phivolcs. Screen grab from Phivolcs/ Facebook.
Mayon Volcano’s ongoing effusive eruption reached its 192nd consecutive day on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The agency released footage showing Strombolian activity at the volcano’s summit crater and a pyroclastic density current that occurred between 2:42 a.m. and 3:11 a.m.
Phivolcs said the eruption continued to generate incandescent lava flows and rockfalls as volcanic activity persisted.
In its latest 24-hour monitoring report, the agency recorded 168 volcanic earthquakes, including 13 volcanic tremors.
Phivolcs also detected 293 rockfall events and 15 pyroclastic density current signals during the monitoring period.
Sulfur dioxide emissions reached an average of 8,050 tons on Wednesday, while the volcanic plume rose as high as 1,800 meters above the summit crater.
Mayon remained under Alert Level 3, indicating sustained magmatic unrest and the possibility of hazardous eruptive activity.
Phivolcs reminded the public that entry into the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone remained strictly prohibited due to continuing volcanic hazards.
