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)
Mindanao, Philippines, 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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Parker volcano eruptions: Dec 1640- Jan 1641 (plinian eruption), 1380 ± 75 years, 1920 BC ± 40 years
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Sat, 12 Jun 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | ||||
| 12 June 2021 - 11:29 PM (PST) (12 Jun 2021 15:29:00 GMT) | 2.0 14 km | 37 km (23 mi) Province of Sarangani, 22 km southwest of Lake Sebu, Philippines | ||
| 12 June 2021 - 07:08 PM (PST) (12 Jun 2021 11:08:00 GMT) | 1.5 32 km | 38 km (24 mi) 22 km north of General Santos City, Philippines | ||
| Thu, 10 Jun 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | ||||
| 11 June 2021 - 01:11 AM (PST) (10 Jun 2021 17:11:00 GMT) | 2.1 30 km | 8.1 km (5 mi) 17 km west of Polomolok, Province of South Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines | ||
| 10 June 2021 - 07:50 PM (PST) (10 Jun 2021 11:50:00 GMT) | 2.0 32 km | 25 km (16 mi) 14 km northwest of Polomolok, Philippines | ||
| Wed, 9 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 10 June 2021 - 07:34 AM (PST) (9 Jun 2021 23:34:00 GMT) | 2.3 38 km | 46 km (29 mi) 6.6 km northwest of Maluñgun, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines | ||
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.
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
