Famous for a cone so symmetrical it is used as a textbook illustration, and the most active volcano in the Philippines. Its eruptions send lava and pyroclastic flows down well-worn channels, and Tokyo VAAC issues ash advisories for it.
Erupted since 2000
Stratovolcano · Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
0 events in 90 days
Seismicity within 50 km radius, active VAAC ash plumes, and tectonic plate boundaries.
No catalogued earthquakes within 50 km in the last 90 days.
Mayon is an active Stratovolcano formed in an active Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km). Dominant lithology: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite.
Official catalogue parameters, coordinates, elevation and geotectonic classification.
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Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian GVP profile