Taal Volcano records second phreatomagmatic eruption in one day

File photo. Time-lapse footages of a minor phreatomagmatic eruption at the Taal Main Crater at 01:45 PM today, 10 April 2026. Screengrab: phivolcs facebook

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A second short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption was recorded at Taal Volcano in Batangas province on Tuesday afternoon, June 30, just hours after another similar eruptive event earlier in the day, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

According to Phivolcs, the latest eruption began at 2:24 p.m. and lasted four and a half minutes.

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The eruption, which consisted of three pulses, generated dark gray ash jets and steam-rich plumes that rose about 1,200 meters above the main crater before drifting southwest, based on images from the volcano’s IP surveillance camera.

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The latest activity marked the fifth phreatomagmatic eruption recorded at Taal Volcano this month.

Earlier in the day, a four-minute phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at 7:13 a.m., producing a plume that reached about 450 meters above the main crater.

Phivolcs had also recorded similar phreatomagmatic eruptions on June 4, which lasted two minutes; June 5, four minutes; and June 6, one minute.

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A phreatomagmatic eruption occurs when rising magma comes into explosive contact with water. It differs from a phreatic eruption, which is steam-driven and occurs when groundwater or surface water is rapidly heated by magma, lava, or hot rocks.

Despite the series of eruptive events, Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 1, indicating low-level volcanic unrest.

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Phivolcs reminded the public that entry into Taal Volcano Island, boating on Taal Lake, and flying aircraft close to the volcano remain strictly prohibited because of the continuing threat of sudden steam-driven or phreatomagmatic eruptions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall, and hazardous emissions or sudden expulsions of volcanic gases. /mr

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