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Mount Ragang

Ragang

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2790m
Last eruption
1916
Mount Ragang
Photo: Umbra Lab, Inc. · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Philippines
Region
Western Pacific / Mindanao Volcanic Province
Elevation
2790m
Coordinates
7.691, 124.507
Last eruption
1916
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary

The large Ragang stratovolcano, also called Piapayungan, is SE of Lake Lanao in central Mindanao. A crater about 5 km from the summit on the SW flank towards Latukan volcano is surrounded by mostly unvegetated volcanic material, including a lava flow extending 4 km S; this is likely from the 1916 eruption described by Maso (1917). Ragang is one of several dominantly basaltic volcanoes west of the cordillera in central Mindanao. Historical eruptions, many of which were at one time attributed to neighboring Makaturing volcano, have been recorded since 1765.

From Wikipedia

Mount Ragang, also called Mount Piagayungan and Blue Mountain by the local people, is an active stratovolcano on Mindanao island in the Philippines. With an elevation of 2,815 metres (9,236 ft), it is the seventh highest mountain in the Philippines and the highest point in the Lanao del Sur province.

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Eruption history

9 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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1756~1772 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21820~1836 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21836~1852 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21852~1868 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21868~1884 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21900~1916 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 217561788183618681900

Detailed timeline

  1. 1916VEI 1Method not stated
    1916-07-16 – end unknown
  2. 1915VEI 2Method not stated
    1915-07-02 – end unknown
  3. 1873VEI 2Observed
    1873-01-16 – 1873-04-16
  4. 1871VEI 2Observed
    1871-12-08 – end unknown
  5. 1858VEI 2Observed
    1858-02-18 – end unknown
  6. 1856VEI 2Observed
    1856-11-01 – end unknown
  7. 1840VEI 2Observed
    1840-01-20 – 1840-04-05
  8. 1834VEI 2Observed
    1834-07-02 – end unknown
  9. 1756VEI 2Observed
    1756 – end unknown

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