Taal Volcano fires two phreatomagmatic eruptions in one day, sending 1,200-metre ash plume over Batangas

PHIVOLCS logged a four-minute morning burst at 7:13 a.m. reaching 450 metres, then a stronger afternoon event at 2:34 p.m. with three pulses of dark grey ash rising 1,200 metres and drifting southwest; Alert Level 1 remains in force

Summary

Taal Volcano in Batangas province produced two phreatomagmatic eruptions on June 30, PHIVOLCS confirmed. A morning burst between 7:13 and 7:17 a.m. Philippine time generated a 450-metre plume; a stronger afternoon event at 2:34 p.m. lasted four and a half minutes and sent three pulses of dark grey ash 1,200 metres above the crater, drifting southwest. Both are classified as minor. Alert Level 1 remains in force; the four-kilometre permanent danger zone around the crater is off-limits.

Why it matters

Taal has produced phreatomagmatic activity regularly since 2021, but two events in a single day raises the watch tempo. Batangas is densely populated and the crater sits inside a lake, making ash dispersal and water-magma interaction difficult to predict.

Regional takes · 1

▸ Philippines' largest TV network; first consolidated English report after PHIVOLCS confirmed both eruptions

GMA Network · Philippines · en · Jun 30, 2026 07:19Z

Reported both the 7:13 a.m. and 2:34 p.m. eruptions in detail, citing PHIVOLCS bulletins; noted both events consisted of multiple pulses and that Alert Level 1 remains, meaning the public should stay outside the four-kilometre Permanent Danger Zone around the crater.

“The event consisted of three pulses that produced jets of dark gray ash and steam-rich plumes that rose 1,200 meters above the crater before drifting to the southwest.”

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