Taal Volcano shook nearby homes when it spewed a large column of gas and smoke during its latest eruption in the Philippines. CCTV footage shows white plume rising from the crater followed by an explosion of dark-coloured ashes in Batangas province on December 3.

A minor phreatomagmatic eruption at Taal Volcano’s Main Crater occurred at 5:58 AM on December 3, 2024, sending a dark plume 2,800 meters into the sky before drifting west-southwest. The four-minute event left traces of ashfall in Agoncillo and Laurel,

Taal Volcano also erupted in a minor phreatic event on November 28 and November 29, which lasted 5 to 6 minutes long. A phreatic eruption is steam-driven and is produced when groundwater comes into contact with hot magma.

A minor phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at Taal Volcano today, December 3, at 5:58 AM, which lasted four minutes.According to the Philippine Institute of

Taal Volcano in Batangas province recorded another minor phreatic eruption and four earthquakes on Friday (Nov 29), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

On December 3, 2024, in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines, @Melvin G. Ibañez shared a video showing large grayish plumes rising from Taal Volcano. The phenomenon is suspected to be a phreatomagmatic eruption.

Residents' homes in Batangas, Philippines, reportedly shook after the Taal Volcano erupted on December 3, sending a plume of ash and steam more than 9,000 feet into the air. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the phreatomagmatic explosion was only a minor event,

Taal Volcano shook nearby homes when it spewed a large column of gas and smoke during its latest eruption in the Philippines. CCTV footage shows white plume rising from the crater followed by an explosion of dark-coloured ashes in Batangas province on December 3.