PHIVOLC logs two phreatic eruptions in Taal Volcano

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by Kristan Carag08 October 2024

A view of a part of Taal Volcano and its lake south of Manila June 11, 2010. Philippine government vulcanologists have raised alert level 2 after the volcano showed restiveness the past two days, encouraging residents living in the volcano's permanent danger zone to voluntarily evacuate their farms and homes. REUTERS/Erik de Castro

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) recorded two phreatic eruptions in Taal Volcano from 12AM on Monday, October 7, to 12AM on Tuesday, October 8.

Based on the recent bulletin of PHIVOLCS, the eruptions lasted to as long as four minutes.

The agency said that Taal Volcano also released a plume that reached up to 900 meters above the main crater of the volcano during that 24-hour long period.

PHIVOLCS also recorded eight volcanic earthquakes and a volcanic tremor that lasted for two minutes.

Authorities reminded the public that Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 1, which meant that people cannot enter the four-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone around the volcano.

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