Santo Tomas Benguet
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Location

Mount Santo Tomas is in the municipality
Municipalities of the Philippines
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 of Tuba
Tuba, Benguet
Tuba is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 40,008 people in 7,210 households.-Location:...

, Benguet
Benguet
Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad and borders, clockwise from the south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya....

 near Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...

.

Physical Features

Mount Santo Tomas is reported to be a stratovolcano with numerous volcanic vents and fissures.

Elevation is 2260 metres (7,414.7 ft).

Listings

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Mount Santo Tomas as Inactive.

The Global Volcanism Program
Global Volcanism Program
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 is uncertain about the last activity of Mount Santo Tomas.

Eruptions

There was a report of an eruption or "displacement" in the region on January 4, 1641, described as an outburst of water accompanied by an earthquake. January 4, 1641 is the date of the major eruption of Parker
Parker
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 volcano in southern Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

 that impacted much of the Philippines.

There have been no reports since.

Geology

Rock type is not reported.

Mount Santo Tomas Benguet is close to the auriferous volcanic placements near Baguio, and beside the fault line which occasioned the July 16, 1990 earthquake devastating much of Luzon, and especially Baguio.

See also

  • Active volcanos in the Philippines
  • Potentially active volcanos in the Philippines
  • Inactive volcanos 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...

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