Third minor eruption this month recorded at Taal Volcano

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LUCENA CITY — A short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at Taal Volcano in Batangas on Saturday afternoon (June 6), marking the third eruptive event recorded at the volcano this month, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

In an advisory, Phivolcs said the eruption took place at 2:55 p.m. and lasted for about one minute.

The event generated a plume that rose approximately 100 meters above the Main Crater, based on observations from the volcano’s IP (internet protocol) surveillance camera.

The latest activity followed a four-minute phreatomagmatic eruption on Friday, June 5, which produced a plume reaching about 300 meters high.