Paco Volcano
Updated: Apr 20, 2024 05:05 GMT -
stratovolcano 524 m / 1,719 ft
Mindanao (Philippines), 9.59°N / 125.52°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Mindanao (Philippines), 9.59°N / 125.52°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Paco volcano (also known as Manlayao or Paco-Manlayao) is located at the NE tip of Mindanao Island, Philippines.
It is an basaltic-dacitic stratovolcano complex truncated by 2 nested calderas, 2.5 and 5 km in diameter. The volcano is located east of the N-S-trending Philippine Fault which cuts through eastern Mindanao.
It has a breached crater with andesitic lava domes. The youngest dated rocks are from a basaltic lava flow between 90,000 and 10,000 years old. Local legends tell about a major caldera collapse eruption.
The age of the last activity is not known, although the volcano currently displays fumarolic activity.
Source: GVP Paco volcano information
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Paco volcano eruptions: 90,000 yrs +/- 40,000 yrs ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Apr 15, 05:22 am (Manila) | 1.9 17 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the N |  Philippine Sea, 13 km southwest of Sibale Island, Philippines | Info | |
| Saturday, April 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 14, 03:05 am (Manila) | 1.8 33 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the E | 35 km southeast of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines | Info | |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 10, 07:13 am (Manila) | 2.9 7 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the S | 004 km S 21° E of Kitcharao (Agusan Del Norte) | Info | |
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