Volcano in Philippines
Babuyan Claro volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Babuyan Claro is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Babuyan Claro: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1900–1963
- Elevation
- 1,064 m 3,491 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 1 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Laoag 205 km SW
Is Babuyan Claro erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Babuyan Claro right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Babuyan Claro
USGS located 1 earthquake within 50 km of Babuyan Claro in the past 30 days, 1 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.7 on Oct 24, 2026, 34 km NNE of the summit at 10 km depth.
0 of them were shallower than 10 km. Swarms of shallow quakes can mean magma or gas is moving, but most swarms end without an eruption; observatories combine them with ground deformation and gas data.
| Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 11:48 UTC | M4.7 | 34 km NNE | 10 km | 72 km S of Basco, Philippines |
About Babuyan Claro
Babuyan Claro is a stratovolcano in Luzon-N of, Philippines, rising to 1,064 m (3,491 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.
The nearest large town is Laoag, about 205 km SW of the summit; 2 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Laoag (205 km)
- Tuguegarao (214 km)
- Tabuk, Cordillera (241 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Ninoy Aquino, 566 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
Other volcanoes in Philippines
Philippines has 13 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 2 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Smith Volcano, 1 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.