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VMEPD: Eruption History

Eruption History (Ongoing Audit)

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NameDateoferuptionErupt NoEruptsiteDescNarrativeTypeEd ComReference
         
Mayon1827 Jun 27-1828 Feb6Vulcanian, pyroclastic flows, bombs, lava flows; 300 m high eruption column*VulcanianCamalig (lahar)
Bulusan1916 Jan 186Summit CraterNo incandescence could be seen from Irosin but people in Monbon claim to have seen fire; the incandescence can be explained by static electricity, the particles of ash becoming electrified by friction and discharging in the moist atmosphere; Ejection of steam and fine solid not pumiceous sandPhreaticPhreaticPlume southwest drift, ash reached 25- 30km radius; 0.5cm thick in Irosin townV091 Goldsberry 1916, (Goldsberry, 1916); V116 Saderra Maso (Maso, n.d.)
Kanlaon18946craterNormal explosionsPhreatic(Padang, 1953)
Taal16416Main Crater“two craters opened up” (PHIVOLCS, 1991, p.31)Phreatic, tephra fallPhreaticActivity confined at Volcano IslandDelos Reyes et. al., 2018. “A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines"
Makaturing1858-Feb-18 6Numerous E-W shocks felt at Pollok and then Makaturing began erupting violently
Ragang1871-Dec-086
Didicas1978 Jan 6-96Explosive, phreaticPhreatic
Smith19245flankNormal ash explosionPhreatic
Mayon1814 Feb 15Plinian, pyroclastic flows, volcanic lightning, lahar,bombPlinianCamalig, Cagsaua, Budiao, Guinobatan, half of Albay CASUALTIES: 1200; MOST DESTRUCTIVE ERUPTION
Bulusan18945Summit Crater (implicit)Light outburst with ejection of ashes.PhreaticV012 Saderra Maso (Maso, 1919)
Kanlaon18935craterConsiderable ashfallPhreatic(Becker, 1901); (Padang, 1953)
Taal16355Main CraterDelos Reyes et. al., 2018. “A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines"
Makaturing1856-Dec-01 5Volcanic cloud obscured the sun at Pollok and ashes reached Zamboanga 230 km away
Ragang1858-Feb-185
Didicas1969-Mar-215Dome building, lava flow
Iriga1110+-30 years BP (Conventional 14C age)4Phreatomagmatic Explosive EruptionIt produced base surges that affected inner parts of the Buhi avalanche scar. The accompanying ashfall formed a 2-cm-thick layer of ash in the sediments of Buhi Lake. Belousov et al, 2023
Smith1918-May-174flankNormal ash explosionPhreatic
Babuyan Claro19174craterExplosive
Mayon1811 Oct 5-64Vulcanian, lava flow, pyroclastic flows, bombs, ashfall*Vulcanian
Bulusan18924Summit Crater (implicit)Mild eruptionPhreaticPhreaticV239 MLBautista (Bautista, n.d.)