Where is mayon volcano found

An 8-kilometre extended danger zone was implemented when the alert raised to level IV. Families within the radius were ordered to evacuate and seize activities. On 29 March, the alert level status of the volcano was downgraded to Level II, allowing families to return to their homes.

PRC complemented the efforts and assistance provided by the Government to the affected population. Last earthquakes nearby. View recent quakes. Mayon volcano, Legaspi, Philippines, on 3 Feb Photo: ThomasH. Mayon volcano mirrored in a flooded rice field Photo: Tom Pfeiffer. Mayon is one of the most impressive and perfectly symmetrical stratovolcanoes in the world.

View is from northwest. Photo: Tom Pfeiffer. Moonlight illuminating Mayon and the landscape on its lower slopes, with coconut groves. More photos.

Latest satellite images. The Philippines, which has a population of ,,, became an independent state in , after gaining its sovereignty from Spain. Manila is the capital city, with a population of 10,,, and is also seen as the political centre of Philippines - home to its Executive head of state.

The active stratovolcano is the main landmark and highest point of Albay and sits around km southwest of Manila. The 2,metre 8,foot high volcano is a a tourist attraction because of its near-perfect cone shape.

And the volcano is geographically shared between eight regions, which divide like slices of a pie when viewed from above. The volcano has erupted about 50 times in the last years - with the first eruption recorded in February and documented by Dutch explorer Joris van Spilbergen. Mayon's most destructive eruption was in February , when lava buried a town and killed 1, people. But its longest eruption took place on June 23, when Mount Mayon terrorised residents with seven days of interrupted eruption, killing hundreds as it rained lava.