Didicas
About Didicas
Didicas, 22 km NE of Camiguin Island in the Babuyanes Islands north of Luzon, was a submarine volcano prior to 1952, when a permanent island was formed. It now consists of an andesitic lava dome about 200 m above sea level and 1.4 km in longest exposed dimension. A 400-m-wide crater was formed during the 1952 eruption. The first certain submarine eruption began in 1856, building a subaerial cone that reached a height of over 200 m in 1860, but soon was eroded beneath the sea. Three rock masses up to 82 m high were left after an eruption in 1900. Two eruptions have occurred since 1952 at an explosion crater on the northern side of the island.
Eruption reports
Reports from GDACS and NASA EONET linked to this volcano.
No eruption reports in our records yet. New reports appear here automatically.
Earthquakes nearby, 30 days
Within about 50 km. Swarms of small quakes can sometimes accompany volcanic unrest.
No earthquakes recorded nearby in the last 30 days.