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Mayon Volcano Eruption Prompts Evacuations Amid Rising Alert Level

1/8/2026

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Mayon to Alert Level 3 as of January 6, 2026, due to lava dome collapse and pyroclastic density currents.
Phivolcs reported 364 rockfall incidents since January 1.
Residents within 6 kilometers should evacuate.
The eruption remains an effusive magmatic eruption with potential explosive activity in coming days.
Ashfall and lahar flows are possible, and flights near the area are restricted.

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Mayon to Alert Level 3 as of January 6, 2026, due to lava dome collapse and pyroclastic density currents.
Phivolcs reported 364 rockfall incidents since January 1.
Residents within 6 kilometers should evacuate.
The eruption remains an effusive magmatic eruption with potential explosive activity in coming days.
Ashfall and lahar flows are possible, and flights near the area are restricted.