NAME OF VOLCANO                        CAGUA          

LOCATION:                                        Cagayan, approximately 12 km south of Gonzaga and 14 km south of 

                                                             Port Irene  (18°13.3'N, 122°7.4'E)

 

 

PHYSICAL FEATURES

Elevation:  1.16 km

Base Diameter:  12 km

Type of Volcano:  Stratovolcano

Hotsprings:  Maasok Thermal Area(near the crater), Magrafil Thermal Area (NW), Manaring Thermal Area (5 km NNE) San Jose Thermal Areas (10 km NNE), Kabinlangan (3 km NW) and Paminta (2 km NNW)

 

 

GEOLOGICAL FEATURES

Rock Type:  Basalt, Andesite         

Tectonic Setting:  Babuyan (Bashi) Segment of Taiwan-Luzon Arc

 

 

VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

Number of Historical Eruptions:  2

Year:  1860 and 1907