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Mayon: eruption history

Elevation2,462 m
TypeStratovolcano
Confirmed eruptions66#1 of 23 in country
Latest eruption2026-01-06
Largest VEI4
Location13.26, 123.69

Eruptions per century (since 1500)

By VEI

Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)

StartVEIEndArea
2026-01-06–2026
2024-05-3022024
2023-04-2722024
2022-06-0602022
2018-01-1332019Summit crater
2014-08-1202014Summit crater
2013-05-0722013Summit crater
2009-09-1522010
2008-08-1012008
2006-07-1312006
2006-02-2112006
2005-08-170–
2004-06-0312004
2003-03-1722003
2002-10-1112002
2001-01-0832001
2000-07-1622000
1999-06-2232000
1993-02-0221993
1984-09-0931984
1978-03-0721978
1968-04-2131968
1947-01-0821947
1943-07-021–
1941-09-131–
1939-08-211–
1938-06-052–
1928-01-1631928
1902-07-021–
1900-03-0121900
1897-05-2341897
1896-08-3121896
1895-07-2021895Summit and east flank
1893-10-0311893
1891-10-0321892
1890-09-1021890
1888-12-151–
1886-07-0831887
1885-11-2121885
1881-07-0631882Summit and south and SW flanks
1876-11-2611876
1876-04-161–
1873-06-2021873
1872-09-0511872
1871-12-0831872
1868-12-172–
1862-07-022–
1861-07-021–
1860-07-02––
1859-07-02––
1858-01-1621858
1857-07-022–
1855-03-222–
1853-07-1331853
1851-05-2611851
1846-05-1131846
1845-01-2031845
1839-07-022–
1834-07-0231835
1827-06-2721828

Nearby volcanoes

VolcanoDistanceEruptions
Iriga34 km0
Isarog55 km1
Bulusan68 km25
Biliran214 km1
Banahaw255 km0
San Pablo Volcanic Field275 km1
Taal302 km39
Kanlaon322 km31

Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.