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The Philippine archipelago is bounded by subduction zones which makes the region volcanically active. The most active volcano in the Philippines is the Mayon Volcano located in southeastern Luzon. [36] It is related to the subduction of Philippine Sea plate beneath the Philippine Mobile Belt. [4] Earthquakes (mag >6.0) in the Philippines (2019)
There are 100 volcanoes in the Philippines listed by the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) at present, [6] of which 20 are categorized as "historical" and 59 as "Holocene". [6] The GVP lists volcanoes with historical, Holocene eruptions, or possibly older if strong signs of volcanism are still evident through thermal ...
This is a list of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines, as classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:
A convergent zone borders an estimate of 45% of the Philippine Trench today. [ 15 ] Although there are vast areas of subduction zones, some authors have considered this region to have low seismic activity , [ 17 ] though the USGS has recorded many earthquakes with magnitude ≥ 7.2 in the region as shown by the map to the side.
Philippines map of Köppen climate classification zones The Philippines has a tropical maritime climate that is usually hot and humid. There are three seasons: tag-init or tag-araw , the hot dry season or summer from March to May; tag-ulan , the rainy season from June to November; and tag-lamig , the cool dry season from December to February.
The Philippine Sea plate or the Philippine plate is a tectonic plate comprising oceanic lithosphere that lies beneath the Philippine Sea, to the east of the Philippines.Most segments of the Philippines, including northern Luzon, are part of the Philippine Mobile Belt, which is geologically and tectonically separate from the Philippine Sea plate.
It is the highest peak of the Philippines. The southwest peak has the highest elevation and is topped by a 200 m (656 ft) wide crater that contains a small lake. [9] The volcanic history of Mount Apo is poorly known but eruptions have produced andesitic-to-dacitic lava. A line of solfataras extend from the southeast flank at an elevation of ...