Mayon Volcano and rugged tropical landscape of Luzon, Philippines
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Luzon & Manila Valley

Home to Metro Manila's 14+ million residents, flanked by the offshore Manila Trench subduction zone to the west and crossed by the active West Valley Fault, overdue for an estimated M7.2 'Big One' rupture.

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Tectonic Profile

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Associated Faults3

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Regional PopulationLandScan

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Living within seismically active radius (~300 km)

Building VulnerabilityModerate

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Mixed construction stock with regional engineering standards

Tectonic Setting

Subduction Zone

High Hazard

Active fault boundary with frequent seismicity

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Regional Volcanism & Monitored Vents

Active vents and Holocene volcanic structures within the monitored boundary (Luzon & Manila Valley) · 11

2026
Mayon
Stratovolcano
Details
2.5 km
2021
Pinatubo
Stratovolcano
Details
1.5 km
2026
Taal
Caldera
Details
0.3 km
2025
Bulusan
Stratovolcano
1.5 km
1978
Didicas
Compound volcano
0.2 km
1860
Cagua
Stratovolcano
1.1 km
1857
Camiguin de Babuyanes
Stratovolcano
0.7 km
1350
San Pablo Volcanic Field
Volcanic field
1.1 km
3500 BCE
Isarog
Stratovolcano
2.0 km
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Iriga
Stratovolcano
1.1 km
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Banahaw
Complex volcano
2.2 km
Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Volcanoes of the World