Overall Orange Volcanic eruption for Kanlaon
in Philippines

Event summary

ORANGE alert: The Kanlaon Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000138
Name: Kanlaon (272020)
Glide number: VO-2026-000034-PHL
Lat/Lon: 10.41 , 123.13
Event Date: 15 Mar 2026 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 870000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 10790000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 2
Population Exposure Index PEI: 6
Inserted at: 16 Mar 2026 06:44 UTC

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Philippines - Volcanic eruption (ECHO 21 Mar 2026)Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:56

  • On?15?March at?10.07?UTC (06.07?p.m. local time), Kanlaon Volcano on the island of Negros (Visayas, central Philippines) erupted. The event was an explosive eruption that produced an ash plume that rose more than 5?km above the crater. Nine volcanic earthquakes were recorded, together with sulfur-dioxide (SO2) emissions of 1?085?tonnes per day.
  • According to media reports, at least 54 barangays in 11 local government units (LGUs), of which 10 in Negros Occidental and one in Negros Oriental, were affected by ashfall. As a precaution, the LGUs of Himamaylan City, Moises?Padilla, La?Castellana, and Binalbagan (all in Negros Occidental) suspended classes at all levels on 16?March.
  • Alert Level?2 remains in effect for Kanlaon Volcano, and entry into the 4-kilometre Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) is prohibited.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Kanlaon eruption sparks fires; ashfall hits Negros villages 3/16/2026 8:41:00 PM.

SLOPE BLAZE The moderately explosive eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on Monday night triggered forest fires, visible from Barangay Biak-na-Bato in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. The Office of Civil Defense and the Philippine Institute of Volcano
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Kanlaon mild eruption ignites forest fire 3/16/2026 12:28:00 PM.

AUTHORITIES have reported a forest fire within....
Kanlaon Volcano: Eruption triggers forest fires, ashfall hits 11 LGUs 3/16/2026 5:45:00 AM.

BACOLOD CITY—After a moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano at 6:07 p.m. on Sunday, forest fires broke out at its slopes. This was reported by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Kanlaon Volcano: Eruption triggers forest fires, ashfall hits 11 LGUs 3/16/2026 4:06:00 AM.

Forest fires ignite on Kanlaon Volcano’s slopes following a minor explosive eruption, as seen from Canlaon City on Sunday night, March 15, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Asentista) BACOLOD CITY—After a moderately explosive eruption of Kanla
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