Philippines · Stratovolcano
Babuyan Claro
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1064m
- Last eruption
- 1924
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Western Pacific / Luzon Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1064m
- Coordinates
- 19.524, 121.950
- Last eruption
- 1924
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Multiple Quaternary volcanic centers occupy Babuyan de Claro Island north of Luzon. The largest edifice is Babuyan Claro (Mount Pangasun) at the center of the island, a stratovolcano with a 500-m-diameter summit crater and a smaller crater on the upper E flank. An older edifice lies just 1.5 km WSW, but the basaltic andesite Smith volcano (Mount Babuyan), about 4 km ENE of the summit, is the youngest volcanic feature on the island. Eruptions from Smith were recorded most recently during 1907-1924. Askedna Hot Spring is located at the southern base of Babuyan Claro.
From Wikipedia
Babuyan Claro Volcano, also known as Mount Pangasun, is an active volcano located on Babuyan Island, the northernmost of the Babuyan group of islands in Luzon Strait, north of the main island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is classified as one of the active volcanoes of the country with the last confirmed eruption in 1860.
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Eruption history
8 recordedGlossaryDetailed timeline
- 1924VEI 2Observed1924-07-02 – end unknownSmith volcano
- 1919VEI 2Observed1919-05-16 – end unknownSmith volcano
- 1918VEI 2Observed1918-05-17 – 1918-05-19Smith volcano
- 1917VEI 2Observed1917-07-02 – end unknownSmith volcano
- 1913VEI 2Method not stated1913-07-02 – end unknownBabuyan Claro
- 1907VEI 2Observed1907-07-02 – end unknownSmith volcano
- 1860VEI 2Observed1860-07-02 – end unknownBabuyan Claro
- 1652VEI 3Observed1652 – end unknownSmith volcano
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