| Mount Santo Tomas | |
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| Elevation | 1,388 m (4,554 ft) [1] |
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| Type | stratovolcano |
Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano in the Philippines.
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Mount Santo Tomas is in the municipality of Tuba, Benguet near Baguio City.
Mount Santo Tomas is reported to be a stratovolcano with numerous volcanic vents and fissures.
Elevation is 2,260 metres (7,410 ft).
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Mount Santo Tomas as Inactive.[2]
The Global Volcanism Program is uncertain about the last activity of Mount Santo Tomas.[1]
There was a report of an eruption or "displacement" in the region on January 4, 1641, described as an outburst of water accompanied by an earthquake. January 4, 1641 is the date of the major eruption of Parker volcano in southern Mindanao that impacted much of the Philippines.[1]
There have been no reports since.
Rock type is not reported.
Mount Santo Tomas Benguet is close to the auriferous volcanic placements near Baguio, and beside the fault line which occasioned the July 16, 1990 earthquake devastating much of Luzon, and especially Baguio.