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Bulusan Volcano, part of the Bicol Volcanic Arc, is another active stratovolcano that has erupted more than 15 times, known for its explosive activity. In contrast, Iriga Volcano, also in the Bicol Volcanic Arc, is currently dormant, with its last eruption dating back to 1642. Iriga Volcano is a popular hiking destination.
Mount Bulusan, also known as Bulusan Volcano, is a stratovolcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Located in the province of Sorsogon in the Bicol Region , it is 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Mayon Volcano and approximately 390 kilometres (240 mi) southeast of Manila .
Like other volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean, Mayon is a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is on the southeast side of Luzon. The Bicol Arc is one of 7 oceanic trench subduction zones defining the Philippine Mobile Belt. Volcanism in the Bicol Arc is related to the westward subduction of the Philippine Plate along the Philippine Trench.
The rains also triggered volcanic mudslides or lahar in villages surrounding Mount Mayon, an active volcano in Bicol. Photos showed the tyres of cars and the front doors of houses partially buried ...
Volcanic arc/belt: Bicol Volcanic Chain: Last eruption: 1642: Mount Iriga, also known as Mount Asog, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Camarines Sur, in ...
Poverty incidence of Bicol Region 10 20 30 40 50 2006 44.23 2009 44.21 2012 41.06 2015 39.85 2018 26.99 2021 21.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Pili nuts (shelled and roasted) Bicol Region has a large amount of rich flatland, and agriculture is the largest component of the economy, followed by commercial fishing. Coconuts, abaca, banana, coffee and jackfruit are the top five ...
MANILA (Reuters) -The alert level has been raised at a volcano in the central Philippines after it erupted, sending a 5-kilometre (3.1-miles) high ash cloud into the sky, the country's seismology ...
Volcanic arc/belt: Bicol Volcanic Chain: Last eruption: Unknown [1] / Holocene: Mount Masaraga is a stratovolcano located in Ligao City in the province of Albay, in ...