Parker volcano
stratovolcano 1824 m / 5,984 ft
Mindanao, Philippines, 6.11°N / 124.89°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Mindanao, Philippines, 6.11°N / 124.89°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: highly explosive
Parker volcano eruptions: Dec 1640- Jan 1641 (plinian eruption), 1380 ± 75 years, 1920 BC ± 40 years
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Parker volcano eruptions: Dec 1640- Jan 1641 (plinian eruption), 1380 ± 75 years, 1920 BC ± 40 years
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
| Sun, 5 Jul 2020 | |||
| Sun, 5 Jul 11:18 UTC | M 2.5 / 1 km | 4 km | 023 km S 56° E of T'boli (South Cotabato) (Philippines) |
| Sat, 4 Jul 2020 | |||
| Sat, 4 Jul 17:16 UTC | M 2.2 / 14 km | 28 km | 019 km N 81° E of Kiamba (Sarangani) (Philippines) |
| Sat, 4 Jul 07:03 UTC | M 2.1 / 6 km | 25 km | 008 km S 07° W of Kiamba (Sarangani) (Philippines) |
| Tue, 23 Jun 2020 | |||
| Tue, 23 Jun 15:13 UTC | M 2.4 / 131 km | 7 km | 058 km S 76° E of Don Marcelino (Davao Occidental) (Philippines) |
| Sat, 20 Jun 2020 | |||
| Sat, 20 Jun 14:40 UTC | M 1.9 / 18 km | 15 km | 021 km S 44° E of Lake Sebu (South Cotabato) (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.
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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