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    Didicas

    Compound volcano · 228 m · Philippines

    Didicas
    Photo: Alexander Altenhof (KaterBegemot) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Didicas sits on the Philippine Sea Plate, in a subduction zone. 6 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1978. Its major eruptions caused at least 3 deaths.

    Elevation
    228 m
    Type
    Compound volcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Philippine Sea Plate
    Country
    Philippines
    Last Eruption
    1978
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    6
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    2
    Known Fatalities
    3

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    1773 · VEI 11856 · VEI 21900 · VEI 01952 · VEI 21969 · VEI 2 · deadly eruption1978 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 14991500180019002000

    Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata