Geologic Background
Didicas volcano, 22 km NE of Camiguin Island,
was a submarine volcano prior to 1952, when a permanent
island was formed. Didicas now consists of a small,
244-m-high lava dome about 1.4 km in longest exposed
dimension with a 400-m-wide crater.
Historic Activity:
- The first recorded eruption of Didicas was in
1773.
- An earlier cone of fragmental material reached a
height of 213 m in 1860, after a four-year-long eruption,
but soon was eroded beneath the sea.
- Three rock masses were left after an eruption in
1900.
- Two eruptions have occurred since 1952 at an
explosion crater on the north side.
Recent Activity:
- Ashfall was observed in early January 1978 over the
entire island.
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