Short-lived lava fountaining seen at Mayon Volcano – PHIVOLCS

State volcanologists on Monday night observed short-lived lava fountaining at the summit crater of Mayon Volcano, a few hours after logging minor strombolian activity.

On early Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) shared sped-up camera footage of the lava fountaining recorded from 10:56 p.m. to 10:59 p.m. of April 13.

The close-up footage was captured by the Mayon Volcano Observatory’s Raspberry Pi camera.

Mayon Volcano’s effusive eruption entered its 98th consecutive day on Tuesday, marked by incandescent lava flows, pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) or “uson,” and frequent rockfalls.

Earlier on Monday night, PHIVOLCS reported minor strombolian activity at its summit crater and a then-ongoing grass fire.

Minor strombolian activity is defined as low-level, intermittent explosions that launch lava fountains and magma fragments from the crater.

PHIVOLCS reiterated its warning that Alert Level 3 is still in effect over Mayon Volcano and that entry into its six-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) is prohibited. — JMA, GMA News