Active Volcanoes in the Philippines

VOLCANO TYPE LOCATION TECTONIC SETTING ROCK TYPE REMARKS

highest point in the
province of
Batan Island, Babuyan (Bashi) Segment of Basalt to SiO2-rich Batanes;
IRAYA Stratovolcano
Batanes Luzon-Taiwan Volcanic Chain andesite northernmost
active volcano in
the Philippines
also known as
Babuyan (Bashi) Segment of Mount Babuyan;
SMITH Cinder cone Cagayan Basalt
Luzon-Taiwan Arc youngest volcano
on the island
BABUYAN Babuyan Islands, Babuyan (Bashi) Segment of also known as
Stratovolcano Basalt
CLARO Cagayan Luzon-Taiwan Volcanic Chain Mount Pangasun
first breached the
ocean surface in
Babuyan Islands, Babuyan (Bashi) Segment of
DIDICAS Submarine/Dome Andesite 1857; re-emerged
Cagayan Luzon-Taiwan Volcanic Chain
from the sea in
1952
Eastern Volcanic Chain of
CAMIGUIN DE Calayan Island,
Stratovolcano Babuyan (Bashi) Segment of Andesite
BABUYANES Cagayan
Taiwan-Luzon Arc
Babuyan (Bashi) Segment
CAGUA Stratovolcano Cagayan Basalt, Andesite
of Taiwan-Luzon Arc
most notorious for
its Volcanic
Boundaries of Explosivity Index
Dacite with andesitic
PINATUBO Compound Pampanga, Tarlac Western Bataan Lineament (VEI) 6 eruption on
xenoliths, inclusions
and Zambales June 15, 1991; see
also: Typhoon
Yunya (Diding)
Boundaries of
Stratovolcano,
BANAHAW Laguna and Macolod Corridor Andesite
complex
Quezon provinces
Olivine basalt, 2nd most active (33
TAAL Complex Batangas Macolod Corridor Andesite eruptions); a
*decade volcano
also known as
Mount Asog;
IRIGA Porphyritic-aphanitic
Stratovolcano Camarines Sur Bicol Volcanic Chain generally known
augite andesite
for its phreatic
explosions
Basalt to Olivine-
most active (47
bearing Pyroxene
MAYON Stratovolcano Albay Bicol Volcanic Chain eruptions); highest
Andesite
point in Bicol
Two-pyroxene
Stratovolcano
andesite in Bulusan, 4th most active (17
BULUSAN formed inside a Sorsogon Province Bicol Volcanic Chain dacite associated with eruptions)
caldera caldera

*16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being
worthy of particular study in light of their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to populated areas
 part of the curvilinear belt of
Hornblende andesite
Quaternary volcanoes in eastern
BILIRAN Volcano Island, cone Biliran Province Philippines, parallel to Phil.
containing greenish
and black hornblende
Trench to the east
highest point in
whole Visayas;
Pyroxene andesite
most active in
KANLAON Stratovolcano Negros Oriental Negros Volcanic Belt with minor amounts
Visayas, 3rd most
of basalt and dacite
active in the Phils
(26 eruptions)
CABALIAN cinder cone Southern Leyte Leyte Andesite
Hornblende
Central Mindanao Arc
Stratovolcano and andesite and also known as
HIBOK-HIBOK Camiguin Island
dome complex dacite Catarman Volcano

Olivine-bearing
also known as
MUSUAN Dome, Tuff cone Bukidnon Central Mindanao Arc andesite and dacite
Mount Calayo
Boundaries of
highest point in
RAGANG Stratovolcano Lanao del Sur and Central Mindanao Arc
Lanao del Sur
Cotabato
MAKATURING Stratovolcano Lanao del Sur Central Mindanao Arc
LEONARD
Stratovolcano Compostela Valley East Mindanao Arc Andesite to dacite
KNIASEFF
MATUTUM Stratovolcano Cotabato Cotabato Arc Andesite
locally known as
PARKER Stratovolcano Cotabato Cotabato Arc Andesite
Melibengoy
highest point in the
BUD DAJO Cinder Cone Jolo, Sulu Zamboanga-Sulu Arc Basalt
province of Sulu

Alert Level 0: No Alert. Quiet. No eruption in the foreseeable future.

Alert Level 1: Abnormal. Low level unrest. No eruption imminent.
Alert Level 2: Increasing Unrest. Moderate unrest. Unrest probably of magmatic origin, could eventually lead to eruption.
Alert Level 3: Increasing Tendency Towards Eruption. Relatively high unrest. Magma is close to the crater.
Alert Level 4: Hazardous Eruption Imminent. Intense unrest. Hazardous eruption is possible within days.
Alert Level 5: Hazardous Eruption. Hazardous eruption ongoing.

MAYON 2018: phreatic-strombolian eruption jan 13

On Friday (Sept. 28), a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit near Sulawesi, Indonesia. Shortly after, a tsunami with waves of up to 18 feet (5.5 meters)
hit the coast, leaving at least 1,200 people dead and dozens missing.
Hurricane Lane: Hawaii: Category 4

*16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being
worthy of particular study in light of their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to populated areas
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has erupted dramatically, several hours after a magnitude-5.0 quake struck the Big Island on Thursday (May 3).

The eruption spewed lava into residential subdivisions in the Puna district of the Big Island, prompting mandatory evacuations of the Leilani
Estates and Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.

*16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being
worthy of particular study in light of their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to populated areas