Effusive eruption at Mayon Volcano continues for the 63rd consecutive day on Monday (March 9, 2026) but there is nothing unusual with this, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Back in January, SFGATE was on the ground in the national park during a previous eruption episode that also rained tephra over the park and surrounding region. During that event, falling tephra hit visitors, drawing blood, and it was the first time the Park Service closed the volcano summit since this eruption cycle began on Dec. 24, 2024.

That reminder arrived again this week on Hawaii’s Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano began shooting massive fountains of lava high into the sky. The eruption looked almost unreal with the glowing streams of molten rock reportedly reaching nearly 1,

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article is by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory research geophysicist Ingrid Johanson.

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