November 30, 2006 Eruption of Mayon
Mayon in the Philippines erupted on November 30, 2006 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. The eruption killed 1,266 people.
Where it erupted
Mayon, Philippines, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- November 30, 2006
- Volcano
- Mayon, stratovolcano
- Country
- Philippines
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 km)
- Killed by
- Secondary (post-eruption) mudflows
- Location
- 13.257° N, 123.685° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 1,266
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Central vent eruption, Fatalities, Damage, Lava Volume: 3.8 ± 0.3 x 107 m3. (reference #2432)2006 Nov 30. 1266 persons were dead or missing from post-eruptive lahars down the slopes of Mayon produced during a November 30 typhoon. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Mayon
More
Every eruption in 2006The 2000sMayonEarthquakes near MayonThis day in weather history
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 5084.