On June 5th 2026, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck less than 20 miles east of the actively erupting Mayon volcano. This was the largest earthquake within a 20 mile radius to strike since 1938, leading some viewers to ask if it might affect the volcano. Today's video will answer this question through the knowledge, opinion, and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by Phivolcs, Posted on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/reel/1368775988341061 This thumbnail image shows the Mayon volcano on March 16th 2026. Current eruptive activity is largely more strombolian in nature, with occasional lava collapse avalanches when compared to this image. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Sources/Citations: [1] Phivolcs [2] U.S. Geological Survey 0:00 Mayon Earthquake 0:41 Mayon Volcano Data 1:22 Likely No Effects 1:57 Fault Lines 3:14 Foreshock