CLASSIFICATION OF

VOLCANOES
How many volcanoes are there in the
Phillipnes?
• According to PHIVOLCS, our
country has more than a hundred
volcanoes as of 2013.
• Twenty three are active while the
rest are inactive.
• 53 volcanoes
 ACTIVE VOLCANOES
 Active Volcanoes are those that have a
record of eruption within the last 600
years or those that erupted last 10 years
ago.
Active Volcanoes in the
Phillippines
 Mayon Volcano

Location: Albay
First Eruption:1616
Last Eruption:Jan 2018
Erupted 58 times

The most active volcano in the Phillippines

 Taal Volcano
Location: Batangas
First Eruption:1572
Last Eruption:2011

• 33 historical
eruptions
• Taal was declared
• The smallest volcano in the world. one of the “Decade
• Taal caused one of the worst Volcanoes”.
volcano disaster in history.
Decade Volcanoes
16 volcanoes identified as being
worthy of particular study in light of
their history of large destructive
eruptions and proximity to populated
areas.
 Kanlaon
Location: Negros Island
First Eruption:1819
Last Eruption:2016
Erupted 30 times

• The summit of Kanlaon volcano

contains two craters.
 Bulusan
Location: Sorsogon
First Eruption:1852
Last Eruption:December 20
16 recorded significant
eruptions

Bulusan is known for

its sudden and
• It has four craters in its sporadic eruptions
summit
Hibok-Hibok
Location:Camiguin
First Eruption:1827
Last Eruption: July 1952
Erupted 5 times in modern
history
What is Inactive volcanoes?
• Inactive volcanoes are those not have not
erupted for the last 10 years and their
physical form is being changed by agents of
weathering and eroision through information
of deeps long guilles.

• Inactive volcanoes are also called dormant or

sleeping volcanoes.
Banahaw

Location: Between Laguna and

Quezon
Cabaluyan

Location: Pangasinan
Tamburok