Mayon Volcano Eruption Update; Strong Earthquake Swarm Occurs, Lava Avalanches Continue

On two recent days, the Mayon volcano produced more than 100 daily volcanic earthquakes. Since Mayon is already erupting, this has led to some people speculating that a new batch of magma might be moving underneath the volcano. However, I disagree with this assessment, and will explain my own opinion on what caused these quakes. Additionally, as the eruption of Mayon enters its 23rd day we now have an updated and more accurate lava flow map. Thumbnail Photo Credit: , TravelPics, Stock photo ID:930785484. This image was then cropped, flipped horizontally (could call this mirrored horizontally) (right became left and left became right), overlaid with text, and overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the GeologyHub logo and the image border). A special thanks to: , Jedd. N., and Samuel Lau for granting me permission to use video clips and images they took of Mayon erupting (which