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The volcanic plume was visible as far as Iloilo City [23] and Toledo, Cebu. [24] On December 23, PHIVOLCS issued a notice stating that dark ash had been emitted from the summit of Kanlaon Volcano, accompanied by weak, low-frequency volcanic earthquakes. [25]
Eruptions were recorded from 1886 to 2006. On November 23, 2015 the volcano had a small, steam-driven explosion. PHIVOLCS raised the alert level to 1 (mild restiveness). Last eruption was on December 9, 2024 which PHIVOLCS classified as phreatic eruption. Kanlaon ejected about 3 kilometers high column of pyroclastic ash and incandescent materials.
PHIVOLCS Observatory at Mount Hibok-Hibok.. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, Filipino:; Filipino: Surian ng Pilipinas sa Bulkanolohiya at Sismolohiya [2]) 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 ...
Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano (Hiligaynon: Bolkang Kanglaon; Cebuano: Bolkang Kanglaon; Filipino: Bulkang Kanlaon), is an active andesitic stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines, as well as the highest peak in the Visayas, with an elevation of 2,465 m (8,087 ft) above sea level. [1]
Name Elevation () Coordinates Province(s) Last eruption m ft; Amorong: 376 1,234 Pangasinan Pleistocene: Apo: 2,954 9,692 Cotabato, Davao del Sur unknown possibly 1640s
However, PHIVOLCS said that it was a separate earthquake. [10] On August 2, 2024, two M ww 6.8 and 6.3 earthquakes occurred within the area of the 2023 sequence. [11] [12] The December 2 earthquake was described as the first major earthquake in the area since a doublet 7.1 and 7.5 earthquake that also produced a tsunami in 1992. [13]
The PHIVOLCS listing is the basis of this list, but with additional information, some were reclassified in the active list or the potentially active list. Volcanoes with solfataric or fumarolic activity indicating active magma supply such as Pocdol Mountains , are placed in the List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines .
Bohol & Cebu: October 15, 2013 222 8 796 ₱4 billion (est.) [8] 6 7.1 Tectonic Mindoro: November 15, 1994 78 430 ₱5.15 million [9] 7 6.7 Tectonic Negros Oriental: February 6, 2012 51 62 112 ₱383 million 8 7.8 Tectonic Panay (Lady Caycay) January 25, 1948 50 (est) ₱7 million 9 Unknown: Tectonic Manila: June 19, 1665 19 Unknown: 10 6.5 ...