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Eruption Kanlaon

📍 Philippines · since 10 Oct 2026

Source: GDACS ↗
Source updated: 12 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC
Event start (source): 10 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC
Last change ingested: 13 Oct 2026, 06:30 UTC

At a glance

What happened: Volcanic activity. GDACS Orange alert.
Where: Philippines (10.41, 123.13 per source)
When: Began 10 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC
Who is affected: People in Philippines. Population exposure is in the source report.
Has it escalated?: Only one observation of the source alert level so far.
Latest development: No dated reports matched yet.

What the source confirmsFacts · from GDACS

Alert: GDACS Orange alert — source record ↗
Affected countries listed by the source: Philippines
Start: 10 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC
GLIDE number: VO-2026-000190-PHL
Source description: “Eruption Kanlaon”

Reported, not independently verifiedNews organisations

No news reports matched to this event in the last 30 days.

TimelineNewest first · UTC · grey = older than 7 days

12 Oct 2026, 06:30 UTC · RedAlertDirect
First recorded by RedAlertDirect.
12 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC
GDACS alert level: orange.
10 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC
Event began, according to GDACS.

AssessmentRule-based · not a measurement

High GDACS Orange alert — the source expects a significant humanitarian impact.

Factor	Rating	Basis	Why
Hazard severity GDACS Orange alert	Medium	Source	GDACS Orange alert
Geographic spread 1 country listed by the source: Philippines.	Low	Rule on source data	1 country listed by the source: Philippines.
Escalation Only one observation of the source alert level so far.	Not rated	Not assessed	Only one observation of the source alert level so far.
Civilian impact GDACS alert levels combine hazard severity with exposed population and vulnerability — a model estimate, not a count.	Medium	Source	GDACS alert levels combine hazard severity with exposed population and vulnerability — a model estimate, not a count.
Economic impact No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Displacement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Infrastructure No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
International involvement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Uncertainty Impact estimates are modelled by the source and may be revised.	Medium	Rule on source data	Impact estimates are modelled by the source and may be revised.

Ratings marked “Source” restate the source. “Rule on source data” applies a published rule (see methodology). Nothing here is produced by a language model.