Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Mayon in Philippines on 03 May 2026 10:11 UTC

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Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Mayon

in Philippines

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Mayon is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Mayon
Lat/Lon:	13.257 , 123.685
Event Date:	03 May 2026 10:11 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 1390000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 5300000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	4
Population exposure index:	6
Inserted at:	04 May 2026 05:42 UTC

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	Level	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		03 May 2026 10:11	Eruption at 2026-05-03 09:54 UTC volcanic ash cloud reported.	TOKYO

Exposed population

The eruption happened in Philippines , Region of Bicol (population 3,910,000) . The nearest places are Amtic, Malilipot, Libog, Guinobatan, Daraga, Legaspi, Pili, Ligao, Sagorong, Oas, and Tagalan Sadit.

Radius	Population
100 km	5.3 million people
75 km	4.4 million people
50 km	2.5 million people
30 km	1.4 million people
20 km	930000 people
10 km	180000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

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Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bicol	Philippines	3.9 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Legaspi	LGP	20	Civ.	Paved	No	6800	12 km
Sorsogon		37	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	46 km
Naga	WNP	43	Civ.	Paved	No	4600	58 km
Virac	VRC	37	Civ.	Paved	No	5100	67 km
Masbate	MBT	15	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	98 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Legazpi	PHLGP	Philippines	13 km
Tabaco		Philippines	13 km
Coal Harbor		Philippines	24 km
Donsol		Philippines	40 km
Sorsogon		Philippines	47 km
Magallanes Bay		Philippines	50 km
Casiguran		Philippines	54 km
Tabaco / Legaspi	PHTBC	Philippines	59 km
Bulan		Philippines	68 km
Virac Catanduanes Island		Philippines	72 km
Masbate	PHMBT	Philippines	72 km
Port Barrera		Philippines	88 km
Tandoc	PHTDC	Philippines	97 km
Masbate		Philippines	98 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

More information

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