List of active volcanoes in the Philippines

For a list of Philippine mountains which include those classified as active volcanoes, see List of mountains in the Philippines.

Active volcanoes in the Philippines, as categorized by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), include volcanoes in the country having erupted within historical times (within the last 600 years), with accounts of these eruptions documented by man; or having erupted within the last 10,000 years (holocene) based on analyses of datable materials. However, there is no consensus among volcanologists on how to define an "active" volcano. As of 2012, PHIVOLCS lists 23 volcanoes as active in the Philippines, 21 of which have historical eruptions, one strongly fumarolic volcano - Cabalian - and Leonard Kniaseff with activity dated 1800BP (C14).

There are 50 Philippines volcanoes listed by the royal Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) at present, of which 20 are categorized as "historical" and 59 as "holocene". The GVP lists volcanoes with historical, Holocene eruptions, or possibly older if strong signs of volcanism are still evident through thermal features like fumaroles, hot springs, mud pots, etc.

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  Mayon in Albay is the
  most active volcano in the Philippines

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  Taal in Batangas

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  Kanlaon in Negros island

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  Bulusan in Sorsogon

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  Smith in Calayan

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  Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin

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  Pinatubo in Zambales

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  Musuan in Bukidnon

Volcano	Coordinates	Elevation (in m & ft)	Province(s)	Historical eruptions	Eruption description and current status
Ambalatungan Group		2,329 metres (7,641 ft)	Kalinga	0	Explosions in 1952 is uncertain. Fumarolic with solfataras and thermal springs.
Babuyan Claro		1,080 metres (3,540 ft)	Cagayan	3	Eruptions were recorded in 1831, 1860 and 1913. Askedna Hot Springs is located in the southern base of the volcano.
Banahaw		2,158 metres (7,080 ft)	Quezon	0	Eruptions were uncertain during the mudflows of 1730, 1743, 1843 and 1909.
Biliran		1,301 metres (4,268 ft)	Biliran	1	Phreatic eruption in 1939. Fumarolic with thermal springs
Bulusan		1,565 metres (5,135 ft)	Sorsogon	17	Eruptions years are from 1886 to 2011. Permanently monitored
Cagua		1,133 metres (3,717 ft)	Cagayan	1	Eruption in 1860 and strong solfataric activity in 1907. Thermal areas are located near the summit and NW to NNE flanks.
Camiguin de Babuyanes		712 metres (2,336 ft)	Cagayan	1	Its only recorded eruption was in 1857. Fumarolic with thermal springs
Didicas		244 metres (801 ft)	Cagayan	6	Eruptions in 1773, 1856, 1900, 1952, 1969 and 1978. A submarine volcano till 1952 when a permanent island was formed.
Hibok-Hibok		1,552 metres (5,092 ft)	Camiguin	5	Eruption in years 1827, 1862, 1871 and 1948–1952. Activity from 1897-1902 was only solfataric. Permanently monitored.
Iraya		1,009 metres (3,310 ft)	Batanes	1	Last eruption was in 1454. Seismic swarm in 1998.
Iriga		1,196 metres (3,924 ft)	Camarines Sur	0	The eruption in 1628 was discredited.
Jolo Group		811 metres (2,661 ft)	Sulu	0	Uncertain submarine eruption in 1897. Listed as Bud Dajo, a cinder cone on Jolo Island, in the PHIVOLCS list.
Kanlaon		2,465 metres (8,087 ft)	Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental	26	Eruptions were recorded from 1886 to 2006. On November 23, 2015 the volcano had a small, steam-driven explosion. PHIVOLCS raised the alert level to 1 (mild restiveness). Permanently monitored.
Leonard Kniaseff		1,190 metres (3,900 ft)	Compostela Valley	0	Last eruption was dated as c.120 AD. Strong thermal features.
Makaturing		1,940 metres (6,360 ft)	Lanao del Sur	2	Eruption recorded in 1865 and 1882. The 1856 and 1858 eruptions was credited to Ragang
Matutum		2,286 metres (7,500 ft)	South Cotabato	0	Mountain was fumarolic on March 7, 1911, but if an eruption occurred was uncertain. Thermal springs in Akmoan and Linan.
Mayon		2,462 metres (8,077 ft)	Albay	50	Eruptions were recorded from 1616 to 2013. Permanently monitored. Volcanic activity is identified up to present. Alert Level 3 was raised. It could be advanced to Alert Level 5.
Musuan		646 metres (2,119 ft)	Bukidnon	2	Eruptions in 1866 & 1867. Strong seismic swarm in 1976.
Parker		1,824 metres (5,984 ft)	South Cotabato	1	A caldera-forming eruption occurred on January 4, 1641.
Pinatubo		1,486 metres (4,875 ft)	Zambales, Tarlac, Pampanga	3	Reawakened in 1991 producing the 2nd largest eruption in the 20th century. Followed by milder eruptions in 1992 and 1993.
Ragang		2,815 metres (9,236 ft)	Lanao del Sur, Cotabato	7	Eruption years are from 1765 to 1873. Eruptions were uncertain in 1915 and 1916.
San Pablo Volcanic Field		1,090 metres (3,580 ft)	Laguna, Batangas	0	Last activity was the formation of Sampaloc Lake around 1350 AD +/- 100 years determined by anthropology
Smith		688 metres (2,257 ft)	Cagayan	6	Eruption years are from 1652 to 1924. Combined with Babuyan Claro on the GVP list.
Taal		400 metres (1,300 ft)	Batangas	33	Eruption years is from 1572 to 1977. Showing signs of unrest since 1991 and permanently monitored.
Vanessa Volcano		646 metres (2,119 ft)	Bukidnon	2	Eruptions in 1866 & 1867. Strong seismic swarm in 1976.
Unnamed volcano (Ibugos)		−24 metres (−79 ft)	Batanes	3	Submarine eruptions in 1773, 1850 and 1854.

See also

• Geomorphology
• Landforms
• List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
• List of mountains in the Philippines
• List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
• Volcanic field

External links

• PHIVOLCS Volcano Monitoring and Classification of Volcanoes