Philippines · Stratovolcano
Camiguin
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1552m
- Last eruption
- 1953
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Western Pacific / Mindanao Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1552m
- Coordinates
- 9.203, 124.673
- Last eruption
- 1953
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The 20-km-long Camiguin Island just off the coast of north-central Mindanao Island consists of four overlapping stratovolcanoes overlying older buried edifices.
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From Wikipedia
Summary of the Wikipedia article “Camiguin”
Camiguin, officially the Province of Camiguin, is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) off the northern coast of mainland Mindanao. It is geographically part of Region X, the Northern Mindanao Region of the country and formerly a part of Misamis Oriental province.
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1827 – 1953
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1948)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1948VEI 3Observed1948-09-01 – 1953-07-16Upper NE flank of Hibok-Hibok
- 1871VEI 2Observed1871-04-30 – 1875-07-02Lower NW flank of Hibok-Hibok (Mt. Vulcan)
- 1862VEI 2Observed1862-07-02 – end unknownHibok-Hibok
- 1827VEI 2Observed1827-07-02 – end unknownHibok-Hibok
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