PHIVOLCS catches crater glow on Mayon Volcano amid Alert Level 3

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A crater glow was observed at Mayon Volcano on Friday evening, a day after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised its alert status to level 3.

The agency shared a photo of the crater glow around the volcano’s summit lava dome taken at around 7 p.m.

“Photo of the Mayon Volcano crater at around 7:00 PM tonight, 9 June 2023, exhibiting crater glow or ‘banaag’ around its summit lava dome," the agency said. PHIVOLCS on Thursday raised the alert level in the active volcano in Albay, signifying an "increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption”. Due to the danger of pyroclastic density currents, lava flows, rockfalls, and other volcanic hazards, the agency has recommended evacuation from the six-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone .

 

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