Mount Santo Tomas


Mount Santo Tomas is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet.
Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting companies constructed relay stations at the summit.

Physical features

Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano with numerous volcanic vents and fissures.

Listings

lists Mount Santo Tomas as potentially active volcano.
The Global Volcanism Program is uncertain about the last activity of Mount Santo Tomas.

Eruptions

There was a report of an eruption or "displacement" in the region on January 4, 1641, described as an outburst of water accompanied by an earthquake. January 4, 1641 is the date of the major eruption of Mt Parker volcano in southern Mindanao that impacted much of the Philippines.
There have been no reports since.

Geology

Rock type is not reported.
Mount Santo Tomas is close to the auriferous volcanic placements near Baguio, and beside the fault line which occasioned the July 16, 1990 earthquake devastating much of Luzon, and especially Baguio.