Mayon Volcano spews ash anew; Alert Level 2 stays

MANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano in Albay spewed ash again Friday morning, generating a grayish plume, state seismologists reported.

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the ash emission from Mayon’s crater occurred at 9:08 a.m.

“This event generated a 150-meter-tall grayish plume that drifted to the east-northeast as recorded by the VMCB (Calbayog Observation Station) RasPi Camera,” the agency noted.

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Phivolcs has been monitoring moderate volcanic unrest at Mayon in recent days.

On Thursday morning, state seismologists recorded a weak ash explosion from the volcano’s summit crater.

It generated a grayish plume that rose 500 meters before drifting east-northeast.

Before this, the agency recorded two volcanic activities at Mayon’s crater on Wednesday: an ash emission at 8:30 a.m. that generated a grayish plume drifting east-northeast, and a weak ash explosion at 1:57 p.m. that also generated a grayish plume, which reached 1,500 meters before drifting east-northeast.

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Mayon is currently under Alert Level 2, signifying a moderate level of volcanic unrest.

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Phivolcs said entry into the six-kilometer-radius permanent danger zone and the flying of any aircraft close to Mayon Volcano are prohibited. /das