Philippines · Stratovolcano
Mount Ragang
Ragang
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2790m
- Last eruption
- 1916
- 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.
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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 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 8
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1756 – 1916
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1873, the most recent of 7)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1916VEI 1Method not stated1916-07-16 – end unknown
- 1915VEI 2Method not stated1915-07-02 – end unknown
- 1873VEI 2Observed1873-01-16 – 1873-04-16
- 1871VEI 2Observed1871-12-08 – end unknown
- 1858VEI 2Observed1858-02-18 – end unknown
- 1856VEI 2Observed1856-11-01 – end unknown
- 1840VEI 2Observed1840-01-20 – 1840-04-05
- 1834VEI 2Observed1834-07-02 – end unknown
- 1756VEI 2Observed1756 – end unknown
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