Philippines · Compound volcano
Didica Volcano
Didicas
- Type
- Compound volcano
- Elevation
- 228m
- Last eruption
- 1978
- Type
- Compound volcano
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Western Pacific / Luzon Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 228m
- Coordinates
- 19.077, 122.202
- Last eruption
- 1978
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Didicas, 22 km NE of Camiguin Island in the Babuyanes Islands north of Luzon, was a submarine volcano prior to 1952, when a permanent island was formed.
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From Wikipedia
Didicas Volcano is an active volcanic island in the province of Cagayan in northern Philippines. The island, which was a submarine volcano and re-emerged from the sea in 1952, lies 22 kilometres (14 mi) NE of Camiguin Island, one of the Babuyan Islands in Luzon Strait. Before 1952, the volcano first breached the ocean surface in 1857.
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Eruption history
6 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 5
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1856 – 1978
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1978, the most recent of 4)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 4
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1978VEI 2Observed1978-01-06 – 1978-01-09NNE side
- 1969VEI 2Observed1969-03-21 – 1969-06-16North side
- 1952VEI 2Observed1952-03-16 – 1953-07-02
- 1900VEI 0Observed1900-07-02 – end unknown
- 1856VEI 2Observed1856-09-30 – 1860-10-16
- 1773VEI 1Observed1773-10 – end unknown
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