Mayon Volcano: 3D Earth Lab

Explore Mayon Volcano in interactive 3D and learn by doing. Free exploration lets you orbit the real mountain, change daylight, visit historical eruption scenes and investigate the evidence beneath the cone.

Built from NASA SRTM elevation data and Esri satellite imagery, the terrain model presents Mayon and the surrounding landscape of Bicol, Philippines, in real-world metre units.

Explore and learn for free
• Orbit the mountain, change the time of day and compare familiar landmarks for scale.
• Discover Cagsawa Ruins in Busay, Daraga, and nearby communities.
• Visit educational scenes for the historical eruptions of 1814, 1968, 1984 and 2018. These are reconstructions, not exact replays.
• Journey Inside through four free guided stations in a conceptual volcanic interior.
• Follow a Crystal to investigate the clues preserved in erupted rock.
• Try the first two stops in each of three Living Mountain expeditions.
• Use free classroom resources, including a lesson guide, student worksheet and slide deck.

Hands-on investigations
Change relative pressure, compare crystal content and explore gas escape in The Restless Interior. Examine a historical 2018 case and illustrative seismic traces in Read the Mountain. Explore subduction, the slow geological carbon cycle and a planetary thought experiment in The Volcanic Engine. Established science is distinguished from the publisher's working thesis.

Source-linked evidence panels explain what is observed, inferred, illustrated or unresolved. Save discoveries in a field journal on your device. Interactive experiments are qualitative teaching illustrations, not calibrated simulations.

One optional permanent Expedition Pack
The Living Mountain Expedition Pack unlocks all three complete routes, with six stops in each. It is one permanent purchase with no subscription.

The landscape, historical scenes, Journey Inside, Follow a Crystal, classroom resources and the first two stops in each route remain free. The local pack price is shown before purchase. Restore purchases using the same Google Play account. Journal progress is device-local; purchases do not transfer between platforms.

Explore at your own pace
Choose reduced motion or battery saver. Illustrated investigations also have a readable fallback when WebGL is unavailable. No app account is required for the free features.

Education, evidence and limits
The terrain uses elevation data. Underground shapes, eruption effects and experiments are conceptual or qualitative illustrations, not direct images of Mayon's interior or live measurements.

Mayon Volcano is an educational visualization, not a live monitoring, warning, forecast, evacuation or decision-support tool. It is not affiliated with a monitoring agency. For current volcanic activity and safety instructions, follow PHIVOLCS and local authorities.

Recent changes:
Explore December 2009 in Through Time, with lava fountains, glowing fragments and an expandable evidence card. Improved summit lighting and translated captions. Includes dated official observations and links to PHIVOLCS camera views. Educational reconstructions, not exact replays or live monitoring.