Cagua Volcano

Cagua Volcano
Kagwa Volcano
Volcanic vent on the floor of the Cagua crater
Highest point
Elevation	1,133 m (3,717 ft)[1]
Listing	Active volcanoes in the Philippines
Coordinates	18°13′18″N 122°07′24″E
Geography
Cagua Volcano Show map of Luzon Cagua Volcano Show map of Philippines
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Cagayan
City/municipality	Gonzaga
Parent range	Sierra Madre
Geology
Rock age	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc	Babuyan (Bashi) Segment of Luzon-Taiwan Arc
Last eruption	October 1907

Cagua Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Philippine province of Cagayan. It is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines and has erupted twice in recorded history. Its last eruption was in 1907.

Geography

Cagua is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines located in the province of Cagayan in the Cagayan Valley Region of northern Luzon in the northernmost part of the Sierra Madre mountain range.[2] The mountain is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Gonzaga, Cagayan and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Port Irene in Santa Ana, Cagayan.[3]

Geology

A waterfall in the crater floor

Activity of the early Pleistocene erupted basaltic andesite or effusive basalt. The volcano was covered by enormous lava flows from 600,000 to 300,000 years ago. It has seen activity ranging from phreatic eruptions to ash flows. The volcano is topped by a 1.5-kilometer (1 mi) wide crater marked by sharp and precipitous walls.

It has six hot springs. Maasok near the crater; Marafil in the northwest; Manaring, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-northeast; San Jose, 10 km (6.2 mi) north-northeast; Kabinlangan, 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest and Paminta, 2 km (1.2 mi) north-northwest.[3]

Eruptive activity

Two historical eruptions have taken place at the volcano. Activity in 1860 was a largely phreatic eruption though it was possibly followed by a pyroclastic flow. Renewed eruptions took place in October 1907 .[3]

See also

• List of volcanoes in the Philippines
  • List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
  • List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
  • List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

References

1. "Cagua". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
2. "Mt. Cagua Peak & Crater - Gonzaga, Cagayan". Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
3. "Cagua". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.

External links

• "Cagua Volcano Page". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2008.