Philippines' Taal Volcano: Phivolcs detects another phreatic eruption, four quakes


The Taal Volcano Island, locally known as “Pulo,” is deceptively calm in this photo taken on Oct 2, 2024, from a viewpoint in Tagaytay City amid its ongoing unrest, which has prompted state volcanologists to warn officials of towns and cities around Taal Lake to prepare for possible escalation of its alert level from 1 to 2. - Photo: Sherwin Tan

LUCENA CITY, (Philippines): Taal Volcano in Batangas province recorded another minor phreatic eruption and four earthquakes on Friday (Nov 29), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

“A minor phreatic eruption from Taal Volcano Island’s Main Crater at 11.25am today (29 Nov 2024), which generated a 1,200-meter white plume, was captured by the IP camera of the Agoncillo Observation Station,” Phivolcs said in a post on its Facebook page.

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