Volcano in Philippines

Mayon volcano: eruption status today

Updated

Mayon is active now: NASA lists an open volcanic activity event (latest report Jan 7, 2026) 1 satellite hot spot within 10 km. 0 earthquakes within 50 km in the past 7 days.

Live status of Mayon: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.

Status now
Active (NASA EONET) latest report Jan 7, 2026
Last eruption
1964 or later last significant: 2018
Elevation
2,462 m 8,078 ft
Type
Stratovolcano
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
1 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Legaspi 14 km SSE

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Is Mayon erupting right now?

NASA's Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) has an open volcanic event for Mayon, last updated Jan 7, 2026 (292 days ago). EONET opens an event when agencies such as the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program report eruptive activity or unrest, and closes it when activity ends.

NASA FIRMS shows 1 thermal hot spot within 10 km of the summit in the latest VIIRS satellite passes (strongest 0.7 MW fire radiative power). Hot spots on a volcano can be lava, a glowing vent or ordinary vegetation fires; satellites cannot tell them apart on their own.

Earthquakes near Mayon

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Mayon in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.

About Mayon

Mayon is a stratovolcano in Luzon-Philippines, Philippines, rising to 2,462 m (8,078 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".

Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.

The nearest large town is Legaspi, about 14 km SSE of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 320 km away. Volcanic ash melts in jet engines, so an explosive eruption can close airspace and cancel flights even far downwind.

Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.

AirportDistanceDirection
Ninoy Aquino (MNL)320 kmWNW

Other volcanoes in Philippines

Philippines has 13 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 1 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Bulusan, 68 km away.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.