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Active Faults in Bicol Region

The document summarizes research on active fault lines and volcanoes in the Philippines. It discusses three active fault lines - the Western Philippine Fault, Central Philippine Fault, and Marikina Valley Fault System - and their locations and characteristics. It also outlines three active volcanoes in the Philippines - Mayon Volcano, Taal Volcano, and Mount Kanlaon - providing descriptions of each one's location and type of volcano.

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Active Faults in Bicol Region

The document summarizes research on active fault lines and volcanoes in the Philippines. It discusses three active fault lines - the Western Philippine Fault, Central Philippine Fault, and Marikina Valley Fault System - and their locations and characteristics. It also outlines three active volcanoes in the Philippines - Mayon Volcano, Taal Volcano, and Mount Kanlaon - providing descriptions of each one's location and type of volcano.

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Name: Amier Rodz B.

Pantinople
Date: 12/16/2021

Section Arts & Design A – 11


Subject: Science

Research at least 3 active fault lines and volcanoes here in the Philippines.

3 Active Fault Lines:

 Western Philippine Fault

Location: 100 kilometers in length and traverses the cities of Metro Manila namely
Taguig, Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, and Marikina as
well as nearby provinces of Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, and Bulacan.

Description: The west segment, known as the West Valley Fault (WVF) is one of the
two major fault segments of the Valley Fault System which runs through Metro
Manila to the cities of Marikina, Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, Taguig and Muntinlupa
and moves in a dominantly dextral strike-slip motion.

 Central Philippine Fault

Description: The central Philippine Fault Zone is found to be the locus of great
earthquakes, a transition zone with slow slip and creep activity. This is based on the
analysis and correlation of seismic historic data and detailed documentation of
recent seismic events in the region.

Location: The central Philippine Fault Zone consisting of the Guinayangan,


Masbate, and Central Leyte faults are the most seismically active regions
transecting the islands of Bondoc to Leyte.

 The Marikina Valley Fault System

Location: The Valley Fault System extends from Doña Remedios Trinidad,
Bulacan in the north.

Description: The Marikina Valley Fault System also known as the Valley Fault
System (VFS), is a dominantly right-lateral strike-slip[2] fault system in Luzon,
Philippines.

3 Active Volcanoes:

 Mayon Volcano
Description: Mayon, also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano, is an active
stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon in the
Philippines.

Location: Mayon Volcano, active volcano, southeastern Luzon, Philippines,


dominating the city of Legaspi.

Type: Stratovolcano

 Taal Volcano

Description: Mayon, also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano, is an active
stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon in the
Philippines.

Location: Mayon Volcano, active volcano, southeastern Luzon, Philippines,


dominating the city of Legaspi.

Type: Caldera

 Mount Kanlaon

Description: Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano, is an


active stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the
Philippines, as well as the highest point in the Visayas, with an elevation of 2,465 m
above sea level.

Location: The volcano is located 36 km southeast of Bacolod City, and west of


Canlaon, Negros Island, Philippines.

Type: Stratovolcano

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