Overall Orange Volcanic eruption for Kanlaon in Philippines on 15 Mar 2026 10:54 UTC

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Overall Orange Volcanic eruption for Kanlaon

in Philippines

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Kanlaon is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Kanlaon
Lat/Lon:	10.412 , 123.132
Event Date:	15 Mar 2026 10:54 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 870000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 10790000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	2
Population exposure index:	6
Inserted at:	16 Mar 2026 06:44 UTC

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	Level	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		15 Mar 2026 10:54	Volcanic ash dissipated on satellite imagery.	DARWIN

Exposed population

The eruption happened in Philippines , Region of Western Visayas (population 5,393,000) . The nearest places are Mansalanao, Catugasan, Banban, Codcod, Ana Maria Hacienda, Magallon Cadre, Ma-ao Barrio, Abuanan, Alibasao, Tabon, and Iloilo.

Radius	Population
100 km	10.8 million people
75 km	5.6 million people
50 km	2.4 million people
30 km	870000 people
20 km	360000 people
10 km	88000 people
5 km	2700 people
2 km	no people

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Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Western Visayas	Philippines	5.4 million people
Central Visayas	Philippines	4.6 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Bacolod	BCD	9	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6400	34 km
Iloilo	ILO	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6800	72 km
Lahug		29				0	85 km
Mactan-Cebu International	NOP	11	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10800	94 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Carlos		Philippines	32 km
Bacolod	PHBCD	Philippines	35 km
Pulupandan	PHPUL	Philippines	38 km
Silay		Philippines	47 km
Dumanjug		Philippines	51 km
Pinamungajan		Philippines	52 km
Sangi	PHTLD	Philippines	54 km
Sangi	PHSNG	Philippines	56 km
Cadiz		Philippines	63 km
Cartagena / Iloilo	PHCRT	Philippines	69 km
Sibonga		Philippines	70 km
Tuburan		Philippines	82 km
Cebu	PHCEB	Philippines	84 km
Mandaue		Philippines	89 km
Bais / Dumaguete	PHBAI	Philippines	92 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

More information

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