(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 is maintained over Taal on Thursday, Feb. 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by “weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high.” Sulfur dioxide emission was “below instrumental detection due to weak plume activity,” PHIVOLCS said. According to PHIVOLCS, the Taal Volcano Network recorded 25 volcanic earthquakes, one of which was […]
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Alert level 2 maintained over Taal
(Eagle News) — An alert level 2 remains hoisted over Taal. In its advisory on Wednesday, Feb. 19, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by a “weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high.” Sulfur dioxide emission, PHIVOLCS said, was “below instrumental detection due to weak plume activity.” The Taal Volcano Network also recorded 30 volcanic earthquakes […]
Alert level 2 maintained over Taal volcano
(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 remains hoisted over Taal. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high. Sulfur dioxide emission was below instrumental detection due to weak plume activity. The Taal Volcano Network, PHIVOLCS said, recorded 41 volcanic earthquakes that are associated with ” rock fracturing processes beneath and around […]
Alert level 2 still hoisted over Taal
(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 remains hoisted over Taal, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Monday, Feb. 17. PHIVOLCS said this was after activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 100 to 200 meters high. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 58 tons per day on February 16. PHIVOLCS said the Taal Volcano Network recorded 65 […]
Alert level 2 still hoisted over Taal
(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 remains hoisted over Taal, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 200 to 300 meters high. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 53 tons per day on February 15. PHIVOLCS said the Taal Volcano Network recorded 69 volcanic earthquakes “that are associated (with) rock […]
Lalaking nawawala sa kasagsagan ng Taal eruption, natagpuang patay sa Volcano Island
Ni Ghadzs Rodelas Eagle News Service Batangas correspondent SAN NICOLAS, Batangas (Eagle News) — Natagpuan na ngayong Sabado, Pebrero 15, ang isa sa dalawang lalaki na napaulat na nawawala sa kasagsagan ng pagputok ng Taal Volcano sa mismong Volcano Island na sakop ng Brgy. Alas-as, San Nicolas, Batangas. Nakadapa sa bangka nang matagpuang wala nang buhay si Marlon Deteral, 26 anyos at residente ng nasabing lugar. Ayon sa ina ng biktima, si Marilyn Deteral, […]
Alert level 2 maintained over Taal today
(Eagle News)–Alert level 2 remains hoisted over Taal today. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high. Sulfur dioxide emission was below instrumental detection due to weak plume activity. PHIVOLCS said the Taal Volcano Network recorded 77 volcanic earthquakes,which could mean magmatic activity beneath the Taal edifice that could lead […]
Taal volcano now on alert level 2 following “decreased unrest”
(Eagle News)– The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Friday, Feb. 14, lowered Taal volcano’s status to alert level 2 following a decrease in volcanic unrest. In its latest bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said since an alert level 3 was hoisted over the volcano on Jan. 26, volcanic earthquakes recorded by the Taal Volcano Network averaged 141 events per day while the number of significant events recorded by the Philippine […]
Alert level 3 still hoisted over Taal as steam emissions, quakes continue
(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal as it continues to emit steam and its seismic activity. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high. PHIVOLCS said sulfur dioxide emissions were measured at an average of 59 tons per day on February 12. The Taal Volcano Network also […]
Taal still on alert level 3; steam emissions, seismic activity continue
(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal as its steam emissions and seismic activity continue. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 67 tons per day on February 11. PHIVOLCS said Taal Volcano Network recorded 101 volcanic earthquakes […]
Alert level 3 still hoisted over Taal; seismic activity, steam emissions continue
(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 has been hoisted over Taal as it continues to spew steam and its seismic activity. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 105 tons per day on February 10. The Taal Volcano Network, on the […]
Alert level 3 still hoisted over Taal; quakes, emissions continue
(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal volcano as it continues to spew steam-laden plumes and sulfur dioxide, and its seismic activity continues. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 20 to 50 meters high took place in the last 24 hours. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 116 tons per day on February 8. The Taal Volcano Network, PHIVOLCS said, […]





