Volcano 03 / 10
Mayon
An exceptionally symmetrical cone built by repeated lava flows and explosive eruptions.
- Form
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2,462 m
- Last known eruption
- 2026
- GVP number
- 273030
Mayon’s celebrated form records persistence, not simplicity. Pyroclastic flows, lahars, lava, and ash have repeatedly affected communities around its base.
Tectonic setting
Bicol volcanic arc associated with westward subduction along the Philippine Trench system.
Membership note
Included in the current Smithsonian PROF regional definition.
Cagsawa eruption
A destructive explosive eruption remembered through deposits and surviving structures.
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