Mayon Volcano spews lava, thick ash for 4th time Wednesday

Mayon Volcano spewed more lava and ash on Wednesday afternoon in its fourth lava fountaining episode for the day, which generated an ash plume three kilometers high.

According to science research specialist Maricel Capa of the volcano monitoring division of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the event started at 1:54 p.m. and lasted until 2:39 p.m.

Pasado alas dos ng hapon ng muli na namang nagbuga ng abo ang bulkang Mayon @dzbb pic.twitter.com/kocSeolWI7

— Allan Gatus (@allangatus) January 24, 2018

Capa told GMA News Online that the afternoon lava fountaining event was also accompanied by a rumbling sound.

The latest episode was preceded by a 9-minute lava fountaining that started at 10:50 a.m. and also brought on a 3-km ash plume; and one from 6:02 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. that generated a 5-km plume.

Muli na namang nagpakawala ng abo at sumirit ang lava ngayong umaga mula sa bunganga ng bulkang Mayon @dzbb pic.twitter.com/zlZZ9H10bC

— Allan Gatus (@allangatus) January 23, 2018

Wednesday’s first lava fountaining episode occurred between 2:33 a.m. to 3:57 a.m. and came along with a 5-km ash plume, Capa said.

Ash produced by the volcanic events were all colored grey and drifted southwest of the volcano, following the wind’s direction, she said.

Mayon Volcano is under Alert Level 4, which means a hazardous eruption is possible within days. —with a report by Nicole-Anne C. Lagrimas/ALG/BM, GMA News