Year/Duration

Eruption Character

Affected Areas/Remarks

1616 Feb. 19 – 24

explosive, pyroclastic flow, lava flow, lahar

1766 July 20 – 24 (Oct.20 - 25)

Vulcanian, lava flow, pyroclastic flows, bombs, ashfall; 10-15 m eruption column

(Lahar)

Pyroclastic and lava flows towards east (July 20-27); (Malinao destroyed, major damages to Cagsaua, Guinobatan, Budiao, Polangui, Ligao (Oct.)  CASUALTIES: 39)

1800 Oct 30 – 31

Vulcanian, lava flow, pyroclastic flows, bombs, ashfall

Cagsaua, Budiao

1811 Oct.5 – 6

Vulcanian, lava flow, pyroclastic flows, bombs, ashfall

1814 Feb. 01

Plinian, pyroclastic flows, volcanic lightning, lahar,bomb

Camalig, Cagsaua, Budiao, Guinobatan, half of Albay  CASUALTIES: 1200; MOST DESTRUCTIVE ERUPTION

1827 June 27 – 1828 Feb.

Vulcanian, pyroclastic flows, bombs, lava flows; 300 m high eruption column

Camalig (lahar)

1834 – 1835 May

Vulcanian, pyroclastic flows, ashfall, lahars, bombs

1839

Minor ash eruption

1845 Jan. 21

Vulcanian, ashfall, lava flow (15-30 minutes eruption)

Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao (ashfall)

1846 May 11

Vulcanian, pyroclastic flows, ashfall, lahar

Camalig (12 cm thick ash

1851 May 26 – June

Minor ash eruption

1853 July 7

Vulcanian, ashfall, pyrocalstic flow, lahar

Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao, Oas, Polangui, Malilipot, Bacacay, Albay, Cagsaua  CASUALTIES: 34

1855 Mar. 22

Minor eruption with incandescent ash and Pele’s hair, explosive, lava flow

1857

Probably ash eruption

1858 Jan.

Strombolian, lava flow, lahar; intial lava fountaining lasted until December

With casualties

1859 – 1860

1861

Minor ash eruption

1862

Minor ash eruption, lahar

1868 Dec.17

Vulcanian, pyroclastic flows, lahar, bombc, volcanic lightning

1871 Dec. 8 – 1872 Jan

Vulcanian, ashfall, bombs, pyroclastic flows

Albay, Legazpi, Camalig, Guinobatan; Ashfall on the SW  CASUALTIES: 3

1872 Sept. 5 – 9

1873 June 20

Minor ash eruption

1876 Nov. 26

Minor ash eruption

1881 July 6 – 1882 Aug

Strombolian, ashfall, lava, pyroclastic flow, lahar (crateral outburst started 21 Nov. 1881)

Camalig and Guinobatan

1885 Nov. 21

Lava flow

1886 July 8 – 1887 Mar.

Strombolian, ashfall, lava and lahar

Camalig and Guinobatatan

1888 Dec. 15

Minor ash eruption

1890 Sept. 10

Vulcanian-Strombolian, ashcloud, lava flow

Libog (lava flow)

1892 Feb. 3

Vulcanian, ashfall, pyroclastic flow, bombs, volcanic lightning

Libog and Camalig

1893 Oct. 4 – 31

Minor ash, lapilli and bomb eruption, lava flow, lahar

Eastern slopes (lava flow)

1895 July 7 – Nov. 26

Ashfall, lava flow, lahar, volcanic lightning

1896 Aug. 31 – Sept. 27

Minor ash and lava eruption

1897 June 4 – July 23

Vulcanian (strong), tephra fall, pyroclastic flow, lava flow, lahar, volcanic lightning

DUE TO PYROCLASTIC FLOWS: seashore of Sto. Domingo and barrios of  Sto. Nino, San Isidro, San Roque, San Antonio, Misericordia (all in Sto. Domingo), Ligao, parts of Bigaa, San Fernando and Legazpi;  DUE TO LAVA FLOW: Basud River (Sto. Domingo), ENE, Camalig

CASUALTIES: 350 (most likely due to pyroclastic flows)
Next to 1814 eruption in destructiveness; violent phase lasted 17 hours

1900 Mar. 1  - 6

Vulcanian, ashfall, pyroclastic flows, lava flow, lahar

DUE TO LAVA FLOWS: Legazpi and Libog, ASHFALL:  Ligao, Guinobatan, Tabaco, Libog and Camalig

1902

Minor ash eruption, with lahar (probaly due to 1900 deposits)

1928 Jan.

Vulcanian, pyroclastic flow, lava flow, ashfall

San Antonio & Malilipot (pyroclastic flows), San Antonio, Tabaco, Amtic, Ligao (ashfall); Libog (lava flow)

1938 June 5

Vulcanian, ashfall, pyroclastic flow, lava flow

Foothill barrios of Legazpi  and Sto. Domingo; DUE TO ASHFALL: Guinobatan, Ligao, Camalig, Daraga and Tabaco;  DUE TO LAVA FLOWS:  Sto. Domingo

1939 Aug. 21

Minor explosion, ashfall

1941 Sept. 13

Minor ash/steam eruption

1943

Minor ash/steam eruption

1947 Jan. 8 – Feb.

Vulcanian, ashfall, lava flow, pyroclastic flow

DUE TO LAVA FLOW:  Sto. Domingo, Calbayaog, Malilipot;  DUE TO PYROCLASTIC FLOW:  San Vicente, Malilipot;  DUE TO ASHFALL:  Masarawag, Guinobatan (ankle-deep ash)

1968 Apr. 20 – May 20

Vulcanian, ashfall, pyroclastic flow, lava flow; eruption column of as high as 10 km

DUE TO PYROCLASTIC FLOW:  Tinobran, Quirangay, Miisi, Bonga;  DUE TO LAVA FLOW:  Camalig;  DUE TO ASHFALL:  Camalig, Guinobatan and Legazpi

1978 May 3 – July

Strombolian, ashfall, lava flow (lava emission lasted until July 4)

Camalig (ashfall)

1984 Sept. 9 – Oct.

Strombolian-Vulcanian, ashfall, pyroclastic flow, lava flow, lahar, 1.7-16 km eruption column

DUE TO PYROCLASTIC FLOW: southeast and east of Mayon, Bonga, Sto. Domingo;  DUE TO LAVA FLOW:  Camalig;  DUE TO ASHFALL:  Sto. Domingo, parts of Legazpi

1993 Feb. 2 – Apr. 4

Vulcanian-Strombolian, pyroclastic flow, lava flow, lahar, 1-5 km eruption column

DUE TO PYROCLASTIC FLOW:  Mabinit, Bonga;   DUE TO ASHFALL: Camalig, Sto. Domingo, Legazpi;  LAVA FLOW AND LAHAR WERE CONFINED TO GULLIES;    CASUALTIES: 77 dead, 5 injured

2000 Feb. 24 - March 1

Strombolian-Vulcanian, pyroclastic flow, lava flow, ashfall, 0.5-17 km high eruption column

DUE TO ASHFALL: Guinobatan, Ligao and part of Camalig; LAVA FLOWS AND PYROCALSTIC FLOWS WERE CONFINED TO GULLIES

2001 June 1-22

2001 June 23 –24

2001 July 26

Mild eruption, quiet effusion of lava (lava flow)

Strombolian-Vulcanian, lava fountaining, pyroclastic flow, 10 km high eruption column

2003 Jan. 31, March 17, April 05, May 06 & 14

Series of ash explosions; 0.4-1.5 km high column;

Intermittent faint crater glow

PRECURSOR TO 2006 ACTIVITY

2004 June 03, July 22

Ash explosions; not visually observed due to cloud cover; recorded as explosion type earthquake; 22 July event accompanied by rumbling sound

Traces of ash deposits observed at Bgy. Baligang, Amtic and Tambo (Ligao, NW side of Mayon)

PRECURSOR TO 2006 ACTIVITY

2006 July 14 - on-going (as of Aug)

Lava flow; ash explosions  – 800m high max.