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Kanlaon Volcano

Kanlaon

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2422m
Last eruption
2026
Kanlaon Volcano
Photo: Paolobon140 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Philippines
Region
Western Pacific / Negros-Sulu Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2422m
Coordinates
10.410, 123.130
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary

Kanlaon volcano (also spelled Canlaon) forms the highest point on the Philippine island of Negros. The massive andesitic stratovolcano is covered with fissure-controlled pyroclastic cones and craters, many of which are filled by lakes. The largest debris avalanche known in the Philippines traveled 33 km SW from Kanlaon. The summit contains a 2-km-wide, elongated northern caldera with a crater lake and a smaller but higher active vent, Lugud crater, to the south. Eruptions recorded since 1866 have typically consisted of phreatic explosions of small-to-moderate size that produce minor local ashfall.

From Wikipedia

Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano, 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. Mount Kanlaon ranks as the 42nd-highest peak of an island in the world.

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Eruption history

33 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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1866~1882 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21882~1898 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 21898~1913 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21913~1929 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21929~1945 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21961~1977 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21977~1992 · 11 eruptions · max VEI 21992~2008 · 6 eruptions · max VEI 22008~2024 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 318661898194519772008

Detailed timeline

  1. 2024VEI 3Observed
    2024-06-03 – 2024-06-03
  2. 2024VEI 3Observed
    2024-10-19 – 2026-03-25
  3. 2017VEI 2Observed
    2017-12-09 – 2017-12-09
    Lugud crater
  4. 2015VEI 2Observed
    2015-11-24 – 2016-06-18
    Lugud crater
  5. 2006VEI 2Observed
    2006-06-03 – 2006-07-25
  6. 2005VEI 2Observed
    2005-01-25 – 2005-05-25
  7. 2003VEI 1Observed
    2003-03-07 – 2003-07-23
  8. 2002VEI 1Observed
    2002-11-28 – 2002-11-28
  9. 1996VEI 2Observed
    1996-08-10 – 1996-08-10
  10. 1993VEI 2Observed
    1993-08-25 – 1993-09-03
  11. 1992VEI 1Observed
    1992-01-08 – 1992-01-08
  12. 1992VEI 2Observed
    1992-06-10 – 1992-06-10
  13. 1991VEI 2Observed
    1991-02-14 – 1991-02-14
  14. 1989VEI 2Observed
    1989-10-25 – 1989-12-13
  15. 1988VEI 1Observed
    1988-06-21 – 1988-07-02
  16. 1987VEI 1Observed
    1987-03-30 – 1987-07-02
  17. 1986VEI 2Observed
    1986-06-03 – 1986-08-18
  18. 1985VEI 1Observed
    1985-03-13 – 1985-03-14
  19. 1985VEI 1Observed
    1985-10-05 – 1985-12-07
  20. 1980VEI 2Observed
    1980-08-08 – end unknown
  21. 1978VEI 2Observed
    1978-06-27 – 1978-09-02
  22. 1970VEI 1Observed
    1970-06-05 – 1970-08-24
  23. 1969VEI 2Observed
    1969-10-10 – 1969-10-29
  24. 1932VEI 2Observed
    1932-12-16 – 1933-01-16
  25. 1927VEI 2Observed
    1927-03-20 – end unknown
  26. 1905VEI 2Observed
    1905-11-06 – 1906-01-16
  27. 1904VEI 2Observed
    1904-07-02 – end unknown
  28. 1902VEI 2Observed
    1902-01-31 – end unknown
  29. 1894VEI 2Observed
    1894-05-16 – 1894-06-16
  30. 1893VEI 2Observed
    1893-07-16 – end unknown
  31. 1884VEI 2Method not stated
    1884-05-16 – 1884-06-16
  32. 1883VEI 2Method not stated
    1883-07-16 – end unknown
  33. 1866VEI 2Observed
    1866-07-02 – end unknown

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