List of disasters in the Philippines


List of disasters in the Philippines:

Astronomical phenomenon

Pre-history

Historical era

Volcanic eruptions

Pre-history

EventDateNotes
Eruption of Mount PanayPleistoceneLast eruptive activity is thought to be Pleistocene, about 500,000 years ago.
Eruption of Mount ArayatHoloceneThere are no cultural records of historical eruptions. However, weak steaming is currently present in some of the heavily eroded vents on the North Western side of the summit. The ancient eruptions were said to have caused the formation of a Lava Dome on the Western Slopes of the mountain known as White Rock which makes a nice tourist destination and is usually a field trip destination for students of Pampanga Agricultural College. The Arayat amphitheatre is said to have been caused by the summit's collapse on the western side but a much deeper crater is present on the eastern side, it was said that the mountain was once a volcanic island, until eruptions covered the surrounding area with soil, eruptions were said to be the possible cause of a theorized re-route of Pampanga River which is said to have once passed on the western side rather than eastern side where it currently moves
Eruption of Mount NatibPleistocene or HoloceneThere are no historical eruptions within the Natib caldera complex. Studies in 1991 indicate that the last eruptive activity was probably Holocene to upper Pleistocene. An earlier study in 1971 dated the eruptive products between 69,000 +/- 27,000 years old.
Eruption of Mt.MasaragaHoloceneThere are no historical eruptions from the volcano with the last eruptive activity dated as Holocene as reported by the Global Volcanism Program. Thick lava flows from that period are present on the flanks of Mount Masaraga, an understudied volcano in the Philippines.
Eruption of Laguna CalderaC28,000 BPThe caldera, whose lake surface is only 1m above sea level, may have formed by least two major eruptions of about 1 million and 27,000-29,000 years ago.
Eruption of Mount Malinao60,000 BPThere are no historical eruptions from Malinao which is believed to have been active from about 500,000 years ago until 60,000 years ago.
Eruption of Cuernos de Negros12,000 BCAn earlier study in 1971 dated the eruptive products between 69,000 +/- 27,000 years old.
Eruption of Ancestral PinatuboHolocene 1.1 million years agoThe activity of Ancestral Pinatubo seems to have begun about 1.1 million years ago and probably ended tens of thousands or more before the birth of 'Modern Pinatubo'. Much of the rugged land surrounding the present volcano consists of remnants of 'ancestral' Pinatubo. It was an andesite and dacite stratovolcano with its eruptive activity much less explosive than modern Pinatubo.
Eruption of Mt.Mariveles2050 BCEThere are no recorded historical eruptions from Mariveles caldera, with the last activity indicated by Radiocarbon dating occurring around mid-Holocene or about 2050 BCE.

Historical era

EventDateNotes
Leonard Kniaseffc.120 AD.There was a scare in 1995 but PHIVOLCS investigation at the time did not disclose any unusual activity, and no unusual activity has been reported since.
San Pablo Volcanic Field1350 AD +/- 100Last activity was the formation of Sampaloc Lake around 1350 AD +/- 100 years determined by anthropology
Taal Eruption1572 to 2020Currently on eruption since January 12, 2020.

Earthquakes

Pre-history

The table below is a tally of the ten most deadly recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s with having the most number of casualties:

18th century

Pre-history

Extinctions

, Once roamed in the plains of Luzon, Mindanao and entire Philippine Archipelago.
PeriodStart DateExtinctionDateCause
Mid-HoloceneExtinction of Large Mammals2050 BCVolcanic Eruption. and Climate change
Holocene500,000 years agoExtinction of Large AnimalsVolcanic Eruptions.A volcanic eruption occurred In the present location of Taal lake, during Mid-Holocene, causes the Species of Proboscideans like Stegodon to become exitinct.
Pleistocene2 million -13,000 yrs agoQuaternary extinction event640,000, 74,000, and 13,000 years agoClovis comet? Eruption of Super Volcano? Hunting by humans? Climate change?
PliocenePliocene–Pleistocene boundary marine extinction2 Ma
Supernova in the Scorpius-Centaurus OB association