Mount Santo Tomas

Not to be confused with Mount Cabuyao, a lower mountain beside it.
Mount Santo Tomas
Mount Santo Tomas

Location in the island of Luzon

Elevation 2,260 m (7,410 ft)[1]
Location
Location Benguet, Philippines
Range Cordillera mountains
Coordinates 16°20′04.9″N 120°33′40.8″E / 16.334694°N 120.561333°ECoordinates: 16°20′04.9″N 120°33′40.8″E / 16.334694°N 120.561333°E
Geology
Type Stratovolcano

Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet.

Physical features

Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano with numerous volcanic vents and fissures.

Listings

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]

Eruptions

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 Mt Parker volcano in southern Mindanao that impacted much of the Philippines.[1]

There have been no reports since.

Geology

Rock type is not reported.

Mount Santo Tomas 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Santo Tomas". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ↑ "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).