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Philippines

Volcanoes in Philippines

Map, activity and eruption history

The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 23 volcanoes in Philippines. This page brings together the map, report status, eruption history and the surroundings of every single volcano. 2 of them currently have an eruption report or an elevated alert level.

Earthquakes · Philippines
With a current report
2 Eruption reported: 2
Volcanoes in the catalogue
23
Documented eruptions
94
Highest volcano
2,790 mRagang
Last documented eruption
2026Mayon

Map

Volcano map of Philippines

Every volcano in the country with plate boundaries, air traffic within 50 km, airports and nuclear power plants. Earthquakes can be added on top.

Map layers

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Markers show the catalogue position of a volcano, not the extent of a hazard zone. Plate boundaries after Bird (2003), PB2002.

All volcanoes in Philippines

Sorted by report status and elevation. Every entry opens the full volcano profile.

Volcano catalogue
  1. Mayon Eruption reported
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,462 m
    Last eruption
    2026
    Eruptions
    8

    Published: Sep 17, 2026, 5:20 AM UTC · Reporting period: Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026 · GVP

  2. Kanlaon Eruption reported
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,422 m
    Last eruption
    2026
    Eruptions
    8

    Published: Sep 17, 2026, 5:20 AM UTC · Reporting period: Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026 · GVP

  3. Ragang No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,790 m
    Last eruption
    1916
    Eruptions
    8
  4. Matutum No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,262 m
    Last eruption
    1290
    Eruptions
    4
  5. Banahaw No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic complex
    Elevation
    2,158 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    4
  6. Isarog No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,966 m
    Last eruption
    3500 BCE
    Eruptions
    1
  7. Melebingoy No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,824 m
    Last eruption
    1641
    Eruptions
    3
  8. Makaturing No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,818 m
    Last eruption
    1882
    Eruptions
    4
  9. Camiguin No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,552 m
    Last eruption
    1953
    Eruptions
    4
  10. Bulusan No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,535 m
    Last eruption
    2025
    Eruptions
    8
  11. Pinatubo No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,486 m
    Last eruption
    2021
    Eruptions
    8
  12. Biliran No current eruption report
    Type
    Compound volcano
    Elevation
    1,301 m
    Last eruption
    1939
    Eruptions
    1
  13. Iriga No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,138 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
  14. Cagua No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,133 m
    Last eruption
    1860
    Eruptions
    1
  15. San Pablo Volcanic Field No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    1,090 m
    Last eruption
    1350
    Eruptions
    1
  16. Leonard Range No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,080 m
    Last eruption
    80
    Eruptions
    3
  17. Babuyan Claro No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,064 m
    Last eruption
    1924
    Eruptions
    8
  18. Iraya No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,009 m
    Last eruption
    1454
    Eruptions
    3
  19. Cabalían No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    912 m
    Last eruption
    1820
    Eruptions
    1
  20. Camiguin de Babuyanes No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    712 m
    Last eruption
    1857
    Eruptions
    1

“Last eruption” is a catalogue record, not evidence of activity in progress.

Significant volcanic eruptions in Philippines

Eruptions with fatalities, damage or high explosivity from the NOAA NCEI database of significant volcanic eruptions.

  1. 1875 Mayon 1,500 Deaths
  2. 1911 Taal VEI 3 1,335 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD) 543 houses destroyed Tsunami
  3. 2006 Mayon VEI 1 1,266 Deaths Damage: limited (below 1 million USD)
  4. 1814 Mayon VEI 4 1,200 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD)
  5. 1991 Pinatubo VEI 6 800 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD)
  6. 1951 Camiguin VEI 3 500 Deaths
  7. 1965 Taal VEI 4 355 Deaths Damage: limited (below 1 million USD) Tsunami
  8. 1897 Mayon VEI 3 350 Deaths
  9. 1981 Mayon 200 Deaths
  10. 1993 Mayon VEI 2 75 Deaths
  11. 1950 Camiguin VEI 3 68 Deaths
  12. 1995 Melebingoy 60 Deaths Damage: moderate (roughly 1–5 million USD) 300 houses destroyed
  13. 1766 Mayon VEI 3 49 Deaths
  14. 2020 Taal VEI 4 39 Deaths Damage: 67 million USD 4'573 houses destroyed
  15. 1853 Mayon VEI 3 34 Deaths
  16. 1887 Mayon VEI 3 15 Deaths Damage: limited (below 1 million USD)
  17. 1993 Pinatubo 14 Deaths
  18. 1754 Taal VEI 4 12 Deaths Damage: extreme (25 million USD or more) Tsunami
  19. 1933 Bulusan VEI 2 9 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD) Tsunami
  20. 1968 Mayon VEI 3 6 Deaths
  21. 1992 Pinatubo VEI 1 6 Deaths
  22. 2013 Mayon VEI 1 5 Deaths
  23. 1993 Pinatubo VEI 1 4 Deaths
  24. 1871 Mayon VEI 3 3 Deaths

Explosivity of the documented eruptions

VEI · 72

VEI 0
3
VEI 1
13
VEI 2
43
VEI 3
5
VEI 4
3
VEI 5
2
VEI 6
3

The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) runs from 0 (effusive) to 8 (super-eruptive). Each step stands for roughly ten times the erupted mass.

Eruptions per century

1600–1699
2
1700–1799
3
1800–1899
20
1900–1999
22
2000–2099
30

Documented eruptions since 1500. Earlier centuries are recorded less completely, so a rise also reflects better observation.

Earthquakes near volcanoes – Philippines

9 events in the last 30 days within 50 km of a volcano in Philippines.

Earthquakes · Philippines

Spatial proximity does not establish a volcanic origin. Many events in volcanic regions are tectonic.

Tectonic setting and volcano types

What the volcanic landscape of Philippines is made of and which tectonic setting it sits in.

Tectonic setting

  • Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)19
  • Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown4

Most common volcano types

  • Stratovolcano17
  • Compound volcano2
  • Volcanic complex1
  • Volcanic field1
  • Lava dome1

Infrastructure within 100 km

Airports with scheduled service and nuclear power plant sites near a volcano in Philippines.

Airports 26

  • Basco Airport3.7 km · BSO
  • Camiguin Airport6.9 km · CGM
  • Naga Airport14.4 km · WNP
  • Bicol International Airport16.2 km · DRP
  • Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base23.4 km · CRK
  • General Santos International Airport23.4 km · GES
  • Itbayat Jorge Abad Airport35.0 km
  • Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point38.2 km · SFS
  • Bacolod-Silay International Airport42.5 km · BCD
  • Francisco Bangoy International Airport52.6 km · DVO
  • Ninoy Aquino International Airport52.7 km · MNL
  • Cotabato (Awang) Airport54.6 km · CBO

Nuclear power plants 1

  • Bataan nuclear power plant55.8 km · Out of operation

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts.

Volcanoes in profile – Philippines

Short descriptions of the country's best-known volcanoes.

Mayon

Stratovolcano · 2,462 m · Last eruption: 2026

Mayon, also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines. A popular tourist destination, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" owing to its symmetric conical shape, and is regarded as sacred in Philippine mythology.

Kanlaon

Stratovolcano · 2,422 m · Last eruption: 2026

Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano, is an active andesitic stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines, as well as the highest peak in the Visayas, with an elevation of 2,465 m (8,087 ft) above sea level. Mount Kanlaon ranks as the 42nd-highest peak of an island in the world.

Ragang

Stratovolcano · 2,790 m · Last eruption: 1916

Mount Ragang, also called Mount Piagayungan and Blue Mountain by the local people, is an active stratovolcano on Mindanao island in the Philippines. With an elevation of 2,815 metres (9,236 ft), it is the seventh highest mountain in the Philippines and the highest point in the Lanao del Sur province.

Matutum

Stratovolcano · 2,262 m · Last eruption: 1290

Mount Matutum is an active stratovolcano, and is the highest point in the province of South Cotabato in the Philippines, with an elevation of 7,500 feet above sea level, approximately 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) from Acmonan, Tupi, South Cotabato. Matutum and its foothills are predominantly inhabited by the indigenous Blaan families.

Banahaw

Volcanic complex · 2,158 m · Last eruption: Not available

Mount Banahaw is an active complex volcano on Luzon in the Philippines. The three-peaked volcano is located at the boundary of Laguna and Quezon provinces. It is the highest mountain in both provinces and Calabarzon region, dominating the landscape for miles around.

Isarog

Stratovolcano · 1,966 m · Last eruption: 3500 BCE

Isarog is an active stratovolcano located in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines, on the island of Luzon. The mountain has active fumaroles and hot springs. It has an elevation of 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above mean sea level.

Short descriptions: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions about volcanoes in Philippines

How many volcanoes are there in Philippines?
The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 23 volcanoes in Philippines. It covers volcanoes with eruptions during the last roughly 12,000 years.
Which volcano in Philippines is the highest?
The highest recorded volcano is Ragang at 2,790 m.
When was the last documented eruption in Philippines?
The most recent eruption documented in the catalogue dates from 2026 (Mayon).
Are the volcanoes in Philippines active?
2 of the 23 volcanoes currently have an eruption report or an elevated alert level. The status is updated continuously from the official sources.
Why does the map show aircraft around volcanoes?
Volcanic ash endangers aircraft engines. The map therefore shows live positions within 50 km of a volcano so that the proximity of air traffic to an active volcano becomes visible.
Where does the data on this page come from?
Catalogue data and eruption history from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, significant eruptions from NOAA NCEI, alert levels and bulletins from USGS, GeoNet and INGV, earthquakes from the QuakeMap24 database, flight positions from ADSB.lol.

Volcanoes in other countries

Countries with at least 5 volcanoes in the catalogue.

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Sources and data dates

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