sbet Minor eruption rocks Taal Volcano

SUNDAY VIEW With a clear bright sky as backdrop, Taal Volcano in Batangas province produces a 900-meter-high plume during a minor phreatic (steam-driven) eruption on Sunday morning, Feb. 16, 2025, the Philippine Institute of Volcanogy and Seismology reports. — VIDEO GRAB FROMPHIVOLCS-TALISAY STATION

MANILA, Philippines — A minor phreatic eruption was recorded at Taal Volcano on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Monday.

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In a bulletin, Phivolcs said the four-minute eruption generated a 2,100-meter plume that drifted westward. The volcano emitted 407 metric tons of sulfur dioxide during the same monitoring period.

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Phivolcs also logged two volcanic earthquakes on Sunday, including a volcanic tremor that lasted 91 minutes.

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Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 1, indicating low-level unrest.

Under this alert level, steam-driven or gas-driven explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall, and the dangerous accumulation or release of volcanic gases remain possible, according to Phivolcs.

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Entry into the Taal Volcano Island and flying any aircraft close to the volcano remain prohibited, it added.

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READ: Phivolcs logs minor eruption at Taal Volcano

Taal Volcano also had a minor phreatic eruption on Saturday, which lasted three minutes and 27 seconds. During the same period, three volcanic tremors were detected, lasting between four and 12 minutes.

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