Phivolcs records Taal phreatic event for 2 straight days

MANILA — State seismologists recorded a phreatic event at Taal volcano's main crater on Thursday morning, producing a 300-meter-tall steam plume that drifted west-northwest.

Thursday's phreatic event was recorded at around 8:54 a.m. and lasted approximately 3 minutes, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

This is the second straight day that Taal volcano exhibited phreatic activity at its main crater and the third phreatic eruption this week, according to Phivolcs.

On Wednesday, a station near the volcano observed 2 phreatic activities that lasted 2 and 5 minutes.

The two events produced a 500-meter-tall steam plume that also moved west-northwest.

Taal volcano has been under Alert Level 1 since July 2022 because there is low-level unrest that is being observed and steam-driven gas or hydrothermal explosions could occur suddenly.

Authorities strictly prohibit entry into Taal Volcano Island, which is treated as a permanent danger zone.

Short-lived steam eruption recorded at Taal Volcano — Phivolcs