Parker volcano
estratovolcán 1824 m / 5,984 ft
Mindanao, Filipinas, 6.11°N / 124.89°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Mindanao, Filipinas, 6.11°N / 124.89°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Parker volcano (also known as Falen locally) is a low, but steep-sided vegetated stratovolcano located 30 km west of General Santos City, near the southern tip of Mindanao Island, Philippines.
The andesitic-dacitic volcano contains a 2.9 km diameter summit caldera with a lake, Lake Maughan (2 km diameter).
Parker was recently identified as the source of a major explosive eruption in 1641, which caused devastating pyroclastic flows and lahars, and heavy ash fall and darkness over Mindanao Island. The 1641 eruption was one of 3 large explosions of Parker volcano within the past 3800 years. It created the present-day summit caldera.
The eruption style of Parker volcano is similar to Pinatubo volcano, which had a Plinian eruption in 1991.
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Erupciones del volcán Parker: Dec 1640- Jan 1641 (plinian eruption), 1380 ± 75 years, 1920 BC ± 40 years
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Fecha / Hora | Revista / Profundidad | Distancia | Ubicación | |
| Fri, 22 Jan 2021 (GMT) | ||||
| 23 ene 2021 06:13 (GMT +8) (22 Jan 2021 22:13:00 GMT) | 2.1 23 km - More | 10.6 km | 23 km al sureste de Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Filipinas | |
| 23 January 2021 - 06:13 AM (PST) (22 Jan 2021 22:13:00 GMT) | 2.2 1 km - More | 9.3 km | 17 km al este de Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Filipinas | |
| Tue, 19 Jan 2021 (GMT) | ||||
| 20 ene 2021 06:04 (GMT +8) (19 Jan 2021 22:04:00 GMT) | 2.2 21 km - More | 23 km | 8.1 km al noroeste de Polomolok, Filipinas | |
| 20 January 2021 - 06:04 AM (PST) (19 Jan 2021 22:04:00 GMT) | 2.4 15 km - More | 44 km | Mindanao Sea, 17 km al sur de Kiamba, Filipinas | |
| Mon, 18 Jan 2021 (GMT) | ||||
| 18 January 2021 - 10:48 AM (PST) (18 Jan 2021 02:48:00 GMT) | 2.2 11 km - More | 47 km | 2.5 km al noreste de Glan, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Filipinas | |
2002 earthquake & crater lake landslide
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred near Parker volcano on 6 March 2002 and an eruption alarm was triggered. The quake caused a portion of the volcano's crater wall to breach and fall into Lake Maughan at the top of the volcano. The landslide caused a flood from the lake that washed away houses and about 33 families were evacuated from river banks below Lake Maughan.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred near Parker volcano on 6 March 2002 and an eruption alarm was triggered. The quake caused a portion of the volcano's crater wall to breach and fall into Lake Maughan at the top of the volcano. The landslide caused a flood from the lake that washed away houses and about 33 families were evacuated from river banks below Lake Maughan.
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