Overview
- Phivolcs elevated Mayon to Alert Level 3 on January 6 after the summit dome collapsed and generated pyroclastic density currents reaching up to 2 kilometers.
- The Tokyo VAAC reported a brief ash emission to about 2,700 meters on January 7, aligning with signs of shallow magmatic activity.
- Authorities ordered people inside the 6-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone to evacuate due to hazards from lava flows, falling rocks, toxic gases, and dome-collapse currents.
- Since January 1, monitoring detected 346 rockfalls and four volcanic earthquakes, with instruments also showing ongoing ground inflation since 2024.
- Civil aviation was advised to avoid the summit due to possible ash, and communities along southern drainages were told to watch for lahar during rain.