Tag: crater glow

Alert level 2 still prevails over Mayon after Feb. 4 crater glow; Phivolcs warns against entering 6 km danger zone

  (Eagle News) – Alert level 2 continues to prevail on Thursday morning, Feb. 6, over Mayon Volcano where a crater glow had been observed at its summit on Tuesday night, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) PHIVOLCS said that there was a “slight deflation to the edifice” relative to previous measurements of July 2019, which could mean that there is already magma “beneath the edifice.” “Continuous GPS data also showed […]

Mayon Volcano shows new activity

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded new activity in the Mayon Volcano including two volcanic quakes and crater glow. Alert level 3 remains raised in the vicinity of the volcano.

Mayon volcano enters “critical stage” as crater glow is observed

  LEGAZPI City, Albay (Eagle News Service)-– Mayon Volcano is now considered under critical status after volcanologists observed a crater glow since Tuesday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Mayon Volcano on Oct. 15 entered the 31st day of being under observation. Phivolcs resident volcanologist Eduardo Laguerta said they noticed the crater glow at about 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. Wednesday morning (Oct. 15), but they believed that this may have started […]