Apo volcano
estratovolcán 2938 m / 9,639 ft
Mindanao, Philippines, 6.99°N / 125.27°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Mindanao, Philippines, 6.99°N / 125.27°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Apo volcano is the highest mountain in the Philippines, and its name means "Master" or "Grandfather". There are no known historic eruptions, but the volcano is considered still active.
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Erupciones del volcán Apo: unknown
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Fecha / Hora | Revista / Profundidad | Distancia | Ubicación | |
| Fri, 14 May 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 14 May 2021 - 11:54 PM (PST) (14 May 2021 15:54:00 GMT) | 2.1 18 km - Más | km | 22 km al oeste de Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, Filipinas | |
| Tue, 11 May 2021 (GMT) (4 temblores) | ||||
| 12 May 2021 - 12:07 AM (PST) (11 May 2021 16:07:00 GMT) | 2.8 19 km - Más | km | 9.4 km al sureste de Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Filipinas | |
| 11 May 2021 - 11:03 PM (PST) (11 May 2021 15:03:00 GMT) | 2.1 14 km - Más | km | 5.8 km al sureste de Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Filipinas | |
| 11 May 2021 - 10:59 PM (PST) (11 May 2021 14:59:00 GMT) | 2.3 29 km - Más | km | 9.3 km al sur de Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Filipinas | |
| 11 May 2021 - 10:55 PM (PST) (11 May 2021 14:55:00 GMT) | 2.8 5 km - Más | km | 19 km al sur de Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Filipinas | |
Background
Apo volcano is an a basaltic to basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano and part of the Central Mindanao Arc, but its volcanic history is poorly known. The densely forested volcano has a flat summit with 3 peaks, the highest of which in the SW is known as Davao volcano and has a 500 m wide crater with a small lake.The youngest crater is located on the northern peak. Several fumaroles and sulfur deposits occur on the volcano, most notably fumaroles along a fissure on the SE side down to 2400 m elevation.
The Mt. Apo Geothermal Field is a 8.4 km2 geothermal exploration field near Mt Apo, which has been being exploited since October 1996.
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
