The Mayon Volcano continues to effuse a &ldquo;very slow&rdquo; lava down its slopes and its volcanic activity ceaselessly increased, the state seismologist said on Saturday, June 17.
In its <a href="https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/volcano-hazard/volcano-bulletin2/mayon-volcano/18363-mayon-volcano-bulletin-17-june-2023-8-00-am" target="_blank" rel="noopener">24-monitoring bulletin</a> issued at 8 AM, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the lava flow advanced to &ldquo;maximum lengths&rdquo; of 1,500 meters from the Mayon&rsquo;s summit crater.
It added that the Mayon deposited collapsed debris of 3,300 meters on Mi-isi and Bonga gullies.&nbsp;
The Phivolcs also recorded 9 dome-collapse pyroclastic density currents (PDC) that lasted for 2 to 4 minutes, 280 rockfall events, and 2 volcanic earthquakes.&nbsp;
The state seismologist observed that Mayon emitted steam-laden plumes with 100 meters long and drifted to the general west and 978 tonnes of sulfur dioxide since Friday.
&ldquo;Longer-term ground deformation parameters based on EDM, precise leveling, continuous GPS, and electronic tilt monitoring indicate that Mayon is still inflated, especially on the northwest and southeast,&rdquo; the Phivolcs said.
Alert Level 3 is maintained over Mayon Volcano due to its prevailing high level of unrest and that the magma is at the crater.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Hazardous eruption within weeks or even days is possible,&rdquo; it said.&nbsp;
The Phivolcs reiterated that the public should be vigilant against pyroclastic density currents, lahars and sediment-laden streamflows, and aircrafts flying close to Mount Mayon is still prohibited.&nbsp;
The state seismologist forecast that ash fall events may most likely occur on the south side of the volcano.

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Phivolcs: Mayon Volcano continues to effuse 'very slow' lava