TWO MOST ACTIVE

VOLCANO IN THE
PHILLIPINES
❑ The beautifully symmetrical Mayon Volcano is
the most prominent landform and most famous
symbol of Albay and the Bicol Region. It is
located 15 kilometers northwest of Legazpi City.
The MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
MAYON VOLCANO
Location: Albay Elevation: 2,462 meters
Base Diameter: 20 km
Base Circumference: 62.8 km
encompassing the towns of Camalig,
Malilipot and Sto. Domingo
Area: 314.1 square kilometers

Type of Volcano: Stratovolcano

Tectonic Setting: Bicol Volcanic Chain (including Mt.

Isarog and Mt. Iriga in Camarines Sur, Mt.,Malinao and
Mt. Masaraga in Albay and Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon)
MAYON VOLCANO
1814 ERUPTION
The most destructive eruption came in
February 1814 when lava flows buried a
town and killed 1,200 people.
From June 1928 Mount Mayon erupted over a
period of about four months.
It was reported at the time that three cubic
miles of lava ran down the side of the volcano
during that eruption and a large ravine on the
side of the mountain was completely filled in.
RECENT ERUPTION 2020
On January 23, 2018, Mayon spewed 300 to 500
meter lava fountains and ash plumes with a 4 to 5
hour interval. Lava bombs and rockfalls could also be
observed and sounds from the volcano could be
heard.
Most recent major volcanic activity occurred in 2020
(ongoing).
Permanently monitored.
❑ The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (Phivolcs) classifies Taal Volcano as a
complex volcano system. I t has 47 craters and 4 maars
(volcanic craters caused by an eruption occurring
when old groundwater is in contact with hot rock or
magma). The main crater lake, located on Volcano
Island, is 1.9 kilometer in diameter.
❑ Taal Volcano is the SECOND MOST ACTIVE ❑ Taal Volcano is one of the country's 25 active
VOLCANO IN THE PHILIPPINES volcanoes. , it is classified as one of the world's
lowest and deadliest volcanoes.
❑ Volcano Island, where many of the past ❑ In fact, authorities had recorded volcanic
eruptions occurred, lies in the middle of Taal unrest in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2020.
Lake.
❑ Currently erupting. Permanently monitored.
❑ Taal Volcano’s rock type is classified as olivine Permanently monitored.
basalt, a type of mineral, and andesite, a type of
rock formed through the cooling of lava or
magma. It is part of the the Macolod Corridor –
an estimated 40-kilometer-wide zone of active
volcanic activity in Luzon. It is estimated to be
311 meters high.