YES, THERE’S A VOLCANO NEAR CARMEN; IT’S MT. KALATUNGAN IN BUKIDNON

Following the series of tremors which hit Carmen, North Cotabato and the surrounding areas, rumors spread that a new volcano “sprouted” in Carmen.

The report, spread through text messages, has caused panic and fear among the people.

As a journalist who is very particular about the veracity or truthfulness of reports such as this, I made a quick research using the wikipedia, the on-line encyclopedia.

Yes, indeed, I found out that there is a volcano near Carmen town and it is called Mt. Kalatungan, the sixth highest peak in the Philippines.

But it is located in the province of Bukidnon and it is part of the Kalatungan mountain range.

It is not true that it “sprouted” following the earthquakes.

Mt. Kalatungan has been there since pre-historic times but there is no known record of eruption.

So, there is no cause for panic.

Here are the other details about Mt. Kalatungan as provided by wikipedia.com:

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Mount Kalatungan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Location of Mount Kalatungan in the Philippines

Elevation 2,824 m (9,265 ft)[1][2]

Prominence 1,502 m (4,928 ft)[3][4]

Listing Ultra

Location Bukidnon, Philippines

Range Kalatungan Mountain Range

Coordinates 7°57′18″N 124°48′09″ECoordinates: 7°57′18″N 124°48′09″E[1]

Geology

Type Stratovolcano[1]

Age of rock Holocene[1]

Last eruption Unknown[1]

Mount Kalatungan, also known as Catatungan,[1] is a volcanic mountain located in the province of Bukidnon in the southern Philippines. It is a stratovolcano with no known historical eruptions and classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) as a potentially active volcano.

It is the sixth highest mountain in the country with an elevation of 2,824 m (9,265 ft) asl. It is one of the several high elevation peaks in the Kalatungan Mountain Range in Bukidnon on the island of Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines.

(Photo credit: The picture posted was downloaded from the website of the National Geographic. This is not a picture of Mt. Kalatungan.)

Source: Manny Piñol