• Phreatomagmatic eruption at Taal volcano, ashfall reported in Agoncillo and Laurel, Philippines

    Taal Volcano experienced a minor phreatomagmatic eruption at 5:58 LT (21:58 UTC on December 2, 2024)on December 3. The eruption, lasting 4 minutes, released a dark plume that rose 2 800 m (9 186 feet) above Taal Volcano Island (TVI) and drifted west-southwest, as confirmed by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

  • Forced evacuation of communities near Taal volcano, Philippines

    Philippine disaster response officials have ordered the evacuation of residents living near Taal volcano on February 16, 2021, after continued increased activity at the volcano. Taal erupted in January 2020 for the first time in decades, ejecting volcanic ash up to…