Mount Masaraga

Mount Masaraga
Location of Masaraga in the Philippines
Elevation	1,328 m (4,357 ft)
Listing	Inactive volcanoes of the Philippines
Location
Coordinates	13°19′N 123°36′E / 13.32°N 123.60°E / 13.32; 123.60Coordinates: 13°19′N 123°36′E / 13.32°N 123.60°E / 13.32; 123.60
Geology
Type	stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Bicol Volcanic Chain
Last eruption	Unknown / Holocene

Mount Masaraga is an extinct stratovolcano, located in Ligao City in the province of Albay, in the Bicol region, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines, at latitude 13.32°N (13°20'N), longitude 123.60°E (123°35'E).

Physical features

Mount Masaraga is a forested, sharp-topped, mountain with an elevation of 1328 metres (4,357 feet) asl. It is adjacent and the closest to the perfect cone of Mayon Volcano.

Eruptions

There are no historical eruptions from the volcano with the last eruptive activity dated as Holocene as reported by the Global Volcanism Program. Thick lava flows from that period are present on the flanks of Mount Masaraga, an understudied volcano in the Philippines.

Geology

Rock type found on the mountain is andesite trending to rhyolite. Tectonically, Masaraga is part of the Bicol Volcanic Chain of volcanoes and part of the Pacific ring of fire.

Listings

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists the mountain as one of the inactive volcano of the Philippines.

External links

• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Inactive Volcanoes page
• Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, Masaraga page

See also

• List of volcanoes in the Philippines
• Pacific ring of fire
• Volcano
• Mayon Volcano