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Mayon Volcano

Mayon

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2462m
Last eruption
2026
Mayon Volcano
Photo: Marisa Mercado · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Philippines
Region
Western Pacific / Eastern Philippine Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2462m
Coordinates
13.257, 123.685
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary

Symmetrical Mayon, which rises above the Albay Gulf NW of Legazpi City, is the most active volcano of the Philippines. The steep upper slopes are capped by a small summit crater. Recorded eruptions since 1616 CE range from Strombolian to basaltic Plinian, with cyclical activity beginning with basaltic eruptions, followed by longer periods of andesitic lava flows. Eruptions occur predominately from the central conduit and have also produced lava flows that travel far down the flanks. Pyroclastic density currents and mudflows have commonly swept down many of the approximately 40 ravines that radiate from the summit and have often damaged populated lowland areas. A violent eruption in 1814 killed more than 1,200 people and devastated several towns.

From Wikipedia

Mayon, also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines. A popular tourist destination, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" owing to its symmetric conical shape, and is regarded as sacred in Philippine mythology.

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Eruption history

69 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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3100 BCE~2903 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?449~646 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1435~1632 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31632~1829 · 5 eruptions · max VEI 41829~2026 · 61 eruptions · max VEI 43100 BCE1917 BCE537 BCE6461829

Detailed timeline

  1. 2026VEI ?Observed
    2026-01-06 – 2026-03-25
  2. 2024VEI 2Observed
    2024-05-30 – 2024-07-18
  3. 2023VEI 2Observed
    2023-04-27 – 2024-02-04
  4. 2022VEI 0Observed
    2022-06-06 – 2022-10-07
  5. 2018VEI 3Observed
    2018-01-13 – 2019-07-31
    Summit crater
  6. 2014VEI 0Observed
    2014-08-12 – 2014-10-19
    Summit crater
  7. 2013VEI 2Observed
    2013-05-07 – 2013-05-07
    Summit crater
  8. 2009VEI 2Observed
    2009-09-15 – 2010-01-01
  9. 2008VEI 1Observed
    2008-08-10 – 2008-08-10
  10. 2006VEI 1Observed
    2006-02-21 – 2006-02-23
  11. 2006VEI 1Observed
    2006-07-13 – 2006-10-01
  12. 2005VEI 0Observed
    2005-08-17 – end unknown
  13. 2004VEI 1Observed
    2004-06-03 – 2004-09-12
  14. 2003VEI 2Observed
    2003-03-17 – 2003-05-14
  15. 2003VEI 0Method not stated
    2003-10-08 – 2003-10-11
  16. 2002VEI 1Observed
    2002-10-11 – 2002-10-11
  17. 2001VEI 3Observed
    2001-01-08 – 2001-08-08
  18. 2000VEI 2Observed
    2000-07-16 – 2000-08-31
  19. 1999VEI 3Observed
    1999-06-22 – 2000-03-19
  20. 1993VEI 2Observed
    1993-02-02 – 1993-04-04
  21. 1984VEI 3Observed
    1984-09-09 – 1984-10-06
  22. 1978VEI 2Observed
    1978-03-07 – 1978-09-16
  23. 1968VEI 3Observed
    1968-04-21 – 1968-05-20
  24. 1947VEI 2Observed
    1947-01-08 – 1947-02-16
  25. 1943VEI 1Observed
    1943-07-02 – end unknown
  26. 1941VEI 1Observed
    1941-09-13 – end unknown
  27. 1939VEI 1Observed
    1939-08-21 – end unknown
  28. 1938VEI 2Observed
    1938-06-05 – end unknown
  29. 1928VEI 3Observed
    1928-01-16 – 1928-08-26
  30. 1902VEI 1Observed
    1902-07-02 – end unknown
  31. 1900VEI 2Observed
    1900-03-01 – 1900-03-06
  32. 1897VEI 4Observed
    1897-05-23 – 1897-07-23
  33. 1896VEI 2Observed
    1896-08-31 – 1896-09-27
  34. 1895VEI 2Observed
    1895-07-20 – 1895-11-26
    Summit and east flank
  35. 1893VEI 1Observed
    1893-10-03 – 1893-10-31
  36. 1891VEI 2Observed
    1891-10-03 – 1892-02-29
  37. 1890VEI 2Observed
    1890-09-10 – 1890-09-30
  38. 1888VEI 1Observed
    1888-12-15 – end unknown
  39. 1886VEI 3Observed
    1886-07-08 – 1887-03-10
  40. 1885VEI 2Observed
    1885-11-21 – 1885-12-02
  41. 1881VEI 3Observed
    1881-07-06 – 1882-08-16
    Summit and south and SW flanks
  42. 1876VEI 1Observed
    1876-04-16 – end unknown
  43. 1876VEI 1Observed
    1876-11-26 – 1876-11-26
  44. 1873VEI 2Observed
    1873-06-20 – 1873-07-22
  45. 1872VEI 1Observed
    1872-09-05 – 1872-09-09
  46. 1871VEI 3Observed
    1871-12-08 – 1872-01-16
  47. 1868VEI 2Observed
    1868-12-17 – end unknown
  48. 1863VEI ?Method not stated
    1863-05-30 – end unknown
  49. 1862VEI 2Observed
    1862-07-02 – end unknown
  50. 1861VEI 1Observed
    1861-07-02 – end unknown
  51. 1860VEI ?Observed
    1860-07-02 – end unknown
  52. 1859VEI ?Observed
    1859-07-02 – end unknown
  53. 1858VEI 2Observed
    1858-01-16 – 1858-12-16
  54. 1857VEI 2Observed
    1857-07-02 – end unknown
  55. 1855VEI 2Observed
    1855-03-22 – end unknown
  56. 1853VEI 3Observed
    1853-07-13 – 1853-08-26
  57. 1851VEI 1Observed
    1851-05-26 – 1851-06-16
  58. 1846VEI 3Observed
    1846-05-11 – 1846-05-11
  59. 1845VEI 3Observed
    1845-01-20 – 1845-01-30
  60. 1839VEI 2Observed
    1839-07-02 – end unknown
  61. 1834VEI 3Observed
    1834-07-02 – 1835-05-16
  62. 1827VEI 2Observed
    1827-06-27 – 1828-02-28
  63. 1814VEI 4Observed
    1814-02-01 – 1814-02-15
  64. 1811VEI 2Method not stated
    1811-10-05 – 1811-10-06
  65. 1800VEI 2Observed
    1800-10-30 – 1800-10-31
  66. 1766VEI 3Observed
    1766-07-20 – 1766-07-25
  67. 1616VEI 3Observed
    1616-02-19 – 1616-02-23
  68. 470 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    470 – end unknown
  69. 3100 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    3100 BCE – end unknown

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