The Philippines' Taal Volcano near the capital region has erupted, spewing a plume of steam that was more than 2km high, the seismology agency said on Wednesday. Taal, located about 70km south of central Manila, is one of the world's smallest active volcanoes and some of its previous eruptions have impacted the capital and air travel.

The phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at the Taal Volcano at 4:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Phivolcs said. In an interview with Teleradyo Serbisyo, Phivolcs director Toto Bacolcol said i

The eruption on Wednesday, October 2, 'produced a short black jetted plume followed by a steam-rich plume that rose up to 2,400 meters' above the main crater of Taal Volcano

There was no reported ashfall due to the phreatomagmatic eruption in Taal Volcano on Wednesday, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Thursday. "We did not receive any report of ashfall among the towns surrounding the Taal Volcano.

After its minor phreatomagmatic eruption on Wednesday, Taal Volcano in Batangas remained quiet without a single volcanic earthquake in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday.

Taal Volcano shook the ground again on October 2, 2024, as a minor phreatomagmatic eruption took place. The eruption lasted for 11 minutes, from 4:21 p.m. to 4:32 p.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). It produced a black plume followed by a steam-rich cloud that rose 2,400 meters into the sky.

A minor phreatomagmatic eruption that lasted for 11 minutes was recorded in Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Wednesday night.  In an advisory, Phivolcs said the eruption occured between 4:21 p.

The Taal volcano, located in a large lake near the city of Tagaytay, erupted, though the alert level remains low

Taal Volcano in Batangas erupted in a cocktail of ash and steam on Wednesday, prompting public health warnings but causing no injuries, authorities said.

Taal Volcano erupted on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at the Taal Volcano at 4:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Phivolcs said.