List of volcanoes in the Philippines
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This is a list of the potentially active 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 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 in the Philippines
  • 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...

  • Volcano
    Volcano
    2. 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 fire
    Pacific Ring of Fire
    The 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...

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