Stratovolcanoes

Bulusan

Bulusan (Philippines) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 1,535 m above sea level. The GVP records 25 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2025.

Elevation
1,535 m
Last eruption
2025
Confirmed eruptions
25
Max VEI
3
Country
Philippines
Location
12.77° N, 124.06° E
Region (GVP)
Eastern Philippine Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano(es)
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
28 April 2025 29 April 2025 2 Observations: Reported
5 June 2022 12 June 2022 2 Observations: Reported
5 June 2017 5 June 2017 1 SE Flank Crater area · Observations: Reported
10 June 2016 29 December 2016 2 Upper SE flank and summit vent · Observations: Reported
22 February 2016 22 February 2016 2 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
1 May 2015 17 July 2015 2 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
6 November 2010 13 May 2011 2 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
10 October 2006 4 October 2007 2 Observations: Reported
21 March 2006 28 June 2006 2 Observations: Reported
27 November 1994 28 January 1995 2 Observations: Reported
20 February 1988 8 March 1988 2 Observations: Reported
25 June 1983 29 June 1983 2 Observations: Reported
9 April 1981 27 April 1981 3 Observations: Reported
27 December 1979 28 September 1980 3 Observations: Reported
29 July 1978 14 August 1978 2 Observations: Reported
25 December 1933 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 June 1928 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 October 1918 16 May 1922 2 Observations: Reported
18 January 1916 22 January 1916 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1894 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1892 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1889 — ? Observations: Reported
2 July 1886 — 2 Observations: Reported
c. 950 — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 3,050 BCE — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#273010)