List of active volcanoes in the Philippines


Active volcanoes in the Philippines, as categorized by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, include volcanoes in the country having erupted within historical times, with accounts of these eruptions documented by humans; or having erupted within the last 10,000 years based on analyses of datable materials. However, there is no consensus among volcanologists on how to define an "active" volcano., PHIVOLCS lists 23 volcanoes as active in the Philippines, 21 of which have historical eruptions; one, Cabalian, which is a strongly fumarolic volcano; and one, Leonard Kniaseff, which was active 1,800 years ago.
There are 100 Philippines volcanoes listed by the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program at present, of which 20 are categorized as "historical" and 59 as "Holocene". The GVP lists volcanoes with historical, Holocene eruptions, or possibly older if strong signs of volcanism are still evident through thermal features like fumaroles, hot springs, mud pots, etc.

List

The list below showing 25 active volcanoes in the Philippines was based on the PHIVOLCS list with some included from the GVP. The number is not definite and depends on someone's definition of "active" or historical time frame. Descriptions under Eruption were based on the GVP website. The frequency of Historical Eruptions excludes questionable or Uncertain accounts based on the two sources mentioned.