List of volcanoes in the Philippines
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This is a list of the potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
by region as classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
. Erupting volcanoes are listed in Erupting volcanoes in the Philippines. Active volcanoes are listed in Active volcanoes in the Philippines
. Inactive volcanoes are listed in Inactive volcanoes in the Philippines.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
by region as classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in...
. Erupting volcanoes are listed in Erupting volcanoes in the Philippines. Active volcanoes are listed in Active volcanoes in the Philippines
Active volcanoes in the Philippines
Active is commonly termed for volcanoes with historical eruptions. Moreover, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology classify active volcanoes in the country as having erupted within historical times , with accounts of these eruptions documented by man; or having erupted within the...
. Inactive volcanoes are listed in Inactive volcanoes in the Philippines.
Luzon
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
Amorong Amorong Mount Amorong a potentially active volcano, part of the Amorong Volcanic Group, is located at the northern end of the Luzon Central Plain, in Pangasinan province, Region I, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.-Physical Features:... |
376 | 1234 | 15.828°N 120.805°E | - |
Arayat Mount Arayat Mount Arayat is an extinct stratovolcano on Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to a height of There is no recorded eruption of the volcano, and its last activity probably dates to the Holocene era.The volcano is located in a flat agricultural region at... |
1026 | 3366 | 15.20°N 120.742°E | Holocene |
Isarog Mount Isarog Mount Isarog is a potentially active stratovolcano located in the province of Camarines Sur, Island of Luzon, Philippines.It was here that Bicolano guerillas hid during the Japanese Period... |
1966 | 6450 | 13.658°N 123.38°E | |
Labo Mount Labo Mount Labo, is a potentially active stratovolcano in the province of Camarines Norte, in Region V, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines.It is located at the northwest end of the Bicol Peninsular at latitude 14.02°N , longitude 122.792°E .... |
943 | - | 14.02°N 122.792°E | 27,000 BP |
Laguna Caldera Laguna Caldera Laguna Caldera is located southeast of Manila. It has a summit elevation of 743m or 2,438 feet. The caldera, whose lake surface is only 1m above sea level, may have formed at least two major eruptions of about 1 million and 27,000-29,000 years ago.-See also:... |
743 | 2438 | 14.42°N 121.27°E | 28,000 BP |
Malinao Malinao Volcano Malinao is a volcano located in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The stratovolcano has no historical eruption but displays strong fumarolic activity which is harnessed for generating electricity... |
1548 | 5079 | 13.422°N 123.597°E | 60,000 BP |
Malindig | 1157 | 3796 | 13.240°N 122.018°E | |
Mariveles | 1388 | 4554 | 14.52°N 120.47°E | 4000 BP |
Natib Natib Natib is a thermal stratovolcano in the Philippines.Natib is located in the province of Bataan, in region III, on western Luzon Island, in the Philippines... |
1287 | 4222 | 14.705°N 120.40°E | Holocene |
Panay Mount Panay -Location:Panay is located south of Lake Taal, in the province of Batangas, in Region IV, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines.It is located at the southern end of the Calumpang Peninsular which forms the western side of Batangas Bay, at latitude 13.723°N , longitude 120.893°E .-Physical... |
501 | 1644 | 13.723°N 120.893°E | Pleistocene |
Patoc Patoc Patoc is a little studied strongly fumarolic stratovolcano in the Philippines. Patoc is located in Mountain Province, part of the Cordillera Central range, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines... |
1865 | 6119 | 17.147°N 120.980°E | - |
Pocdol Mountains Pocdol Mountains The Pocdol Mountains are a volcanic group of stratovolcanos in the Philippines.The range is also known as the Bacon-Manito Volcanic Group.-Location:... |
1102 | 3615 | 13.05°N 123.958°E | |
Santo Tomas | 2260 | 7415 | 16.33°N 120.55°E | |
Mindanao
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
Apo Mount Apo Mount Apo is a large solfataric, potentially-active stratovolcano in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an altitude of , it is the highest mountain in the country and is located between Davao City and Davao del Sur province in Region XI and Cotabato province in Region XII... |
2954 | 9691 | 7.008°N 125.27°E | - |
Balatukan Balatukan Balatukan is a massive potentially active compound stratovolcano in the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines.-Location:Balatukan is located halfway between Cagayan de Oro City and Butuan City, on the north coast of the island of Mindanao, in the province of Misamis Oriental, in Northern... |
2450 | 8038 | 8.77°N 124.98°E | - |
Balut Balut Sarangani Balut Island, also known as Balut Volcano or Sanguil, is a volcanic island south of the tip of Davao del Sur province in the Mindanao region, Southern Philippines.-Location:... |
852 | 2828 | 5.40°N 125.375°E | Holocene |
Camiguin Mindanao Camiguin Mindanao -Location:The Camiguin Mindanao Group, including Hibok-Hibok one of the active volcanos in the Philippines, forms the volcanic island province of Camiguin, located 8 km north of central Mindanao, in the region of Northern Mindanao.-Physical Features:... |
1332 | 9.1°N 124.7°E | Holocene | |
Kalatungan | 2824 | 9265 | 7.95°N 124.80°E | Holocene |
Latukan Latukan Latukan volcano is a potentially active stratovolcano in the centre of a chain of young E-W-trending stratovolcanoes in NW Mindanao, SE of Lake Lanao, province of Lanao del Sur, island of Mindanao, in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.... |
2158 | 7080 | 7.65°N 124.47°E | Holocene |
Malindang | 2435 | 7989 | 8.22°N 123.63°E | Holocene |
Sulu Islands
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | ||
meters | feet | Coordinates | |||
Dakut Dakut Dakut is located in the province of Sulu, in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, of the Philippines.-Physical Features:Dakut is classified by Philippine volcanologists as a potentially active volcano, with an elevation of 474 meters.... |
474 | - | 5.44°N 120.56°E | ? | |
Visayas
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
Cabalian Cabalian Cabalian Volcano is an active volcano located in the province of Southern Leyte in the Philippines.-Physical Features:Cabalian is classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology as active with solfataric activity... |
945 | 3100 | 10.287°N 125.221°E | - |
Cancajanag Cancajanag Cancajanag is located in the province of Leyte, on the island of Leyte, Region VIII, of the Philippines.-Physical Features:Cancajanag is classified by Philippine volcanologists as a potentially active dome complex volcano with an elevation of 900 meters and a base diameter of 4 kilometres.It has a... |
900 | 2953 | 10.412°N 124.532°E | - |
Cuernos de Negros | 1862 | 6109 | 9.258°N 123.175°E | 12,000 BC |
Mahagnao Mahagnao Mahagnao Volcano is a dormant volcano located in the municipalities of Burauen and La Paz in the province of Leyte, Philippines.-Physical Features:... |
800 | 2625 | 10.872°N 124.853°E | ? |
Mandalagan Mandalagan Mandalagan is located at latitude 10.65° North , longitude 123.25° East , in the province of Negros Occidental, on the north of the island of Negros, Region VI, of the Philippines.... |
1879 | 6165 | 10.65°N 123.25°E | Holocene |
Silay Silay (volcano) Silay stratovolcano is a potentially active volcano on Negros Island in the Philippines.-See also:* Active volcanos in the Philippines* Potentially active volcanos in the Philippines* Inactive volcanos in the Philippines... |
1535 | 5036 | 10.77°N 123.23°E | Holocene |
See also
- Erupting volcanoes in the Philippines
- Active volcanoes in the PhilippinesActive volcanoes in the PhilippinesActive is commonly termed for volcanoes with historical eruptions. Moreover, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology classify active volcanoes in the country as having erupted within historical times , with accounts of these eruptions documented by man; or having erupted within the...
- Inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and SeismologyPhilippine Institute of Volcanology and SeismologyThe Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in...
- VolcanoVolcano2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
- Pacific ring of firePacific Ring of FireThe Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In a horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements...