Batan island is the main island of the Batanes

Batanes

The Province of Batanes , also called the Batanes Islands, is a Philippine province comprising ten islands that are located in the Luzon Strait between the islands of Luzon and Taiwan...

 Province in the Philippines, part of the Batanes Islands group and the Luzon Volcanic Arc

Luzon Volcanic Arc

The Luzon Volcanic Arc is a chain of volcanoes in a north south line across the Luzon Strait from Taiwan to Luzon. It is the northern extension of the Philippine Mobile Belt...

. It is home to the provincial capital Basco

Basco, Batanes

Basco is a 5th class municipality in the Batanes Province, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Batanes...

. The island is known chiefly for Mount Iraya.

On June 1, 2008, at 01:57:23.69 UTC, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Batanes Islands (20.1240°N 121.3500°E), at a depth of 31 kilometres (19.3 mi). There were no casualties or damage reported.