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.

Taal Volcano erupted Wednesday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs reported that Taal volcano had a phreatomagmatic eruption, which happens when erupting magma comes into contact with water.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

In an advisory later afternoon on Wednesday, Phivolcs said, "Ongoing eruption at Taal Volcano. Details to follow."

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

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

President Bongbong Marcos assures the public that the government is ready to respond to any possible hazards of the eruption of Taal volcano as protocols are in place.