Space Agency: Mayon Ashfall Covers Area Half the Size of Quezon City

Space agency: Mayon ashfall covers area half the size of Quezon City

Ashfall from Mayon Volcano has covered at least 8,544 hectares in Albay.

Here’s how much land Mayon ashfall covered, per PhilSA

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) released satellite-based maps showing the extent of ashfall from Mayon Volcano following a pyroclastic density current on May 2, 2026, affecting at least 8,544 hectares. Using change detection from Sentinel-2 images, PhilSA identified ash deposits along the Mi-isi gully by comparing satellite data captured on May 4 with a pre-event […] The post Here’s how much land Mayon ashfall covered, per PhilSA appeared f…