By GMA News Published May 26, 2026 2:20am + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) logged fresh occurrences of lava effusion with collapse-fed pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) on Mayon Volcano at past midnight Tuesday.This is as the volcano’s effusive eruption persisted for the 141st day on May 26, 2026.State volcanologists shared sped-up camera footages of lava effusion with collapse-fed PDCs along Mayon Volcano’s Bonga, Basud, and Mi-isi gullies, which were recorded at 10:53 p.m. and 11:42 p.m. Monday, and at 12:32 a.m. Tuesday.Mayon Volcano is on its 141st consecutive day of effusive eruption, generating incandescent lava flows, PDCs or “uson,” and rockfalls.READ: WATCH: Meteor comes close to slopes of Mayon VolcanoEarlier on Monday night, PHIVOLCS also observed the occurrence of lava effusion with collapse-fed PDCs and minor Strombolian activity at the volcano.The lava effusion with collapse-fed PDCs flowed along Mi-isi and Basud gullies at 7:20 p.m. and 7:26 p.m. of May 25.Mayon Volcano remains under Alert Level 3, which means a state of intensified unrest or magmatic unrest.Entry into its six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) is prohibited. — JMA, GMA News
WATCH: Lava effusion, collapse-fed PDCs anew at Mayon Volcano
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) logged fresh occurrences of lava effusion with collapse-fed pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) on Mayon Volcano at past midnight Tuesday.
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Mayon Volcano in the Philippines recorded fresh lava effusion with collapse-fed pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) along three gullies on May 26, marking its 141st consecutive day of effusive eruption under Alert Level 3. The ongoing activity maintains a mandatory 6-kilometer exclusion zone, with no change to the current threat assessment from PHIVOLCS.
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