Mount Santo Tomas

Mount Santo Tomas
Location of Mount Santo Tomas in the Philippines.
Elevation	1,388 m (4,554 ft) [1]
Location
Coordinates	16°33′N 120°55′E / 16.55°N 120.917°E / 16.55; 120.917Coordinates: 16°33′N 120°55′E / 16.55°N 120.917°E / 16.55; 120.917
Geology
Type	stratovolcano

Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano in the Philippines.

Location

Mount Santo Tomas is in the municipality of Tuba, Benguet near Baguio City.

Physical Features

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

Elevation is 2,260 metres (7,410 ft).

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 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 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.

See also

• Active volcanos in the Philippines
• Potentially active volcanos in the Philippines
• Inactive volcanos in the Philippines
• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
• Volcano

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Santo Tomas". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0703-086. 
2. ^ "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=116.