Mount Iriga Explained

Mount Iriga
Other Name:	Mount Asog
Elevation M:	1196
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence M:	1009
Country:	Philippines
State:	Bicol Region
State Type:	Region
Region:	Camarines Sur
Region Type:	Province
Settlement Type:	City/municipality
Map:	Luzon mainland#Philippines
Coordinates:	13.4567°N 123.4567°W
Age:	Quaternary
Type:	Stratovolcano
Volcanic Arc/Belt:	Bicol Volcanic Chain
Last Eruption:	1642
Embedded:	Wikidata: yes

Mount Iriga, also known as Mount Asog, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Camarines Sur, in the Philippines.

It is a stratovolcano about a kilometer from Lake Buhi. It rises 11960NaN0 with a base diameter of .^{[1] [2]} It has a large crater formed due to a debris avalanche.

Mount Iriga, generally known for its phreatic explosions, erupted in 1628 and 1642.^[2] After these eruptions, it remained dormant.

See also

• List of volcanoes in the Philippines
  • List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
  • List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
  • List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
• Iriga City

Notes and References

1. 273041. Iriga. September 17, 2011.
2. Web site: Mount Iriga. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). September 17, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110901185914/http://volcano.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/iriga.htm. September 1, 2011. dead.