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Volcano Pinatubo in the Philippines

Volcanoes in the Philippines

With 10 volcanoes in the Philippines there have been a total of 44 significant eruptions over the past 400 years. Over 7,400 people were killed. The worst volcanic eruption in terms of deaths, destroyed houses and financial damages happened on 01/30/1911 with the eruption of "Taal". Here, 1335 people died.

Out of 32 volcanos in the Philippines, 18 are considered still active.

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The Philippines are located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which stretches for about 40,000 km around the Pacific Ocean. Here the tectonic plate of the Pacific collides with several surrounding continental plates and seismic tremors occur again and again. Most of the world's volcanic eruptions, which are also the most severe, occur in this zone.

Significant volcanic eruptions in the Philippines in the last 400 years

Volcano Pinatubo in the PhilippinesThe following list shows all volcanic eruptions of the last 400 years with significant damage. The column "VEI" stands for the volcano explosivity index, which represents the strength of the eruption from a geological point of view. This takes into account the height and volume of the rocks ejected. The scale ranges from 0-8, with the severity of the eruption increasing tenfold with each value. For example, a VEI of 1 means that the volcano throws lava and rock masses of 100,000 to 1 million cubic meters up to 1 kilometer high. From VEI 8, a volcano is considered a super volcano. Here, more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of tephra are thrown to altitudes of more than 25 kilometers.

The highest explosivity index in the Philippines reached in the review period was VEI 6 in 1991. The volcano Pinatubo threw tephramasses of at least 10 cubic kilometers over 25 kilometers high. Such an intensity is normally only achieved every 100 years.

EruptionVolcanoVEIDeathsTotal damage
01/12/2020Taal439
01/13/2018Mayon00
05/07/2013Mayon05
02/23/2011Bulusan21
11/30/2006Mayon11266
06/07/2006Bulusan21
08/10/1996Kanlaon23
09/06/1995Parker060
10/04/1993Pinatubo014
06/26/1993Pinatubo14
02/02/1993Mayon275
07/12/1992Pinatubo16
06/15/1991Pinatubo6350
09/09/1984Mayon31
06/30/1981Mayon0200
07/29/1978Bulusan20
03/21/1969Didicas20
04/21/1968Mayon36
09/28/1965Taal4355
01/01/1954Camiguin02
01/01/1952Ambalatungan Group112
12/04/1951Camiguin3500
09/15/1950Camiguin368
06/01/1949Camiguin32
01/07/1947Mayon20
06/05/1938Mayon20
12/25/1933Bulusan20
01/01/1928Mayon30
01/30/1911Taal31335
05/23/1897Mayon3350
03/09/1887Mayon315
01/01/1875Mayon01500
07/19/1874Taal20
01/16/1873Ragang20
12/08/1871Mayon33
04/30/1871Camiguin20
01/01/1858Mayon20
07/13/1853Mayon334
02/01/1814Mayon41200
10/30/1800Mayon20
07/20/1766Mayon349
05/13/1754Taal412
08/11/1749Taal30
09/24/1716Taal40


All volcanoes in the Philippines

VolcanoElevationStatusLast eruption
Apo2953 mSolfatara stage
Babuyan Claro1160 mActive
Babuyan Claro240 mActive
Balut883 mActive
Banahao2177 mActive
Biliran1187 mSolfatara stage
Budd Dayo399 mPotentially active
Bulusan1559 mActive02/23/2011
Cagua1158 mActive
Calayo1678 mActive
Caniguin580 mPotentially active
Canlaon2465 mActive
Casiboy Solfatara stage
Catarman1332 mActive
Danan Solfatara stage
Didicas736 mActive03/21/1969
Jalajala Solfatara stage
Jolo Active
Kabalian945 mSolfatara stage
Latucan2158 mSolfatara stage
Macuturing1940 mSolfatara stage
Magaso1904 mSolfatara stage
Malinao1657 mSolfatara stage
Mandalagan1879 mSolfatara stage
Maquiling1109 mSolfatara stage
Matutum2293 mActive
Mayon2990 mActive01/13/2018
Pocdol Mountains1099 mSolfatara stage
Ragang2815 mActive01/16/1873
Silay1535 mSolfatara stage
Smith Volcano670 mActive
Taal300 mActive01/12/2020



These statistics are based on datas from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP), and the Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database of the National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA) / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) doi:10.7289/V5JW8BSH. Several data have been summarized and translated.
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