Taal Volcano logs 3-minute phreatomagmatic eruption

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — Taal Volcano in Batangas province generated a minor phreatomagmatic eruption on Sunday night, July 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

In a bulletin, Phivolcs said the eruption—the volcano’s first recorded this month—occurred at the main crater at 8:27 p.m. and lasted about three minutes, based on ...