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VMEPD: Eruption History

Eruption History (Ongoing Audit)

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NameDateoferuptionErupt NoEruptsiteDescNarrativeTypeEd ComReference
         
Taal2024 Apr 12 - 2026 Jul 1636Main CraterPhreatic (2024 Apr 12,13,20,28,30; May 8,10,15,16; Jun 7, 24, 29; Jul 12; Aug 01, 02, 04, 11; Sept 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29; Oct 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22; Nov 28, 29; 2025 Jan 10, 22; Feb 12, 15, 16; May 29; Jun 16; Sep 11; Oct 1, 26; Dec 4; 2026 Apr 6, 21, 25, 29; May 8, 16); Phreatomagmatic (2024 Oct 2, Oct 5, Dec 3; 2025 Jan 6; Jul 17; Oct 1, 13, 20, 25, 26; Nov 12, 23; Dec 4, 26; 2026 Jan 9; Apr 9, 10, 29; Jun 4, 5, 6, 30; Jul 12, 16)Taal Volcano IslandPHIVOLCS Volcano Bulletins
Mayon190235Minor ash eruption, with lahar (probaly due to 1900 deposits)Phreatic
Taal2021 Jul 1,2,7,8,9; 2022 Jan 29,30, Mar 26,27,28,31, Sept 7, Oct 5,14,15,21,22, Dec 6 35Main Crater01 Jul 2021: short-lived dark phreatomagmatic plume 1000 meters in heightPhreatomagmaticTaal Volcano IslandPHIVOLCS Volcano Bulletins
Mayon1900 Mar 1-634Vulcanian, ashfall, pyroclastic flows, lava flow, lahar*VulcanianDUE TO LAVA FLOWS: Legazpi and Libog, ASHFALL: Ligao, Guinobatan, Tabaco, Libog and Camalig
Taal2020 Jan 12 1:00 PM34Main CraterAsh eruption; Lava fountaining observed with thunder and flashes of lightning;Hydrovolcanic (phreatic, phreatomagmatic, hydrothermal), tephra fall, lava fountainingHydrovolcanic (phreatic, phreatomagmatic,Subplinian)10-15 km steam-laden tephra column; ASHFALL: Entire volcano island and towns within the Caldera rim, drifting northwards Bulacan WET ASHFALL: Sta. Rosa, Laguna; Silang, Cavite; Mt. Sungay, Tagaytay (2-3cm thick) LAPILLI: Nuvali Tagaytay; Sta. Rosa, Laguna; Tanauan, Talisay, Batangas SULFUR SMELL: San Pedro, Laguna; Taguig PHIVOLCS Volcano Bulletins
Mayon1897 Jun 4-Jul 2333Vulcanian (strong), tephra fall, pyroclastic flow, lava flow, lahar, volcanic lightning*VulcanianDUE TO PYROCLASTIC FLOWS: seashore of Sto. Domingo and barrios of Sto. Nino, San Isidro, San Roque, San Antonio, Misericordia (all in Sto. Domingo), Ligao, parts of Bigaa, San Fernando and Legazpi; DUE TO LAVA FLOW: Basud River (Sto. Domingo), ENE, Camalig CASUALTIES: 350 (most likely due to pyroclastic flows) Next to 1814 eruption in destructiveness; violent phase lasted 17 hours
Taal1977 3-4 Oct33Mt. TabaroEjection ash producing tephra column with height of 500 mPhreatic, mild, tephra fall, flank(excentric)vent, explosivePhreaticCentered at NE sector of 1976 craterDelos Reyes et. al., 2018. “A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines"
Mayon1896 Aug 31-Sept 2732Minor ash and lava eruption*Strombolian
Kanlaon2024 Jun 03 - 2026 Jun 0732crater2024 June 3 (Vulcanian): explosive eruption with voluminous and incandescent plume that rose 5000m above crater and probable short pyroclastic density currents 2-3 kilometers in the southern slopes;2024 Oct 19-08 Dec. were ash emissions; 2024 Dec 9 (Vulcanian); 2024 Dec 10 onwards were ash emissions; (Vulcanian) 2025 Feb 6, Apr 8, May 13, Oct 24; 2026 Feb 19, 26; Mar 15Explosive/Vulcanian (2024 Jun 3, Dec 9; 2025 Feb 6, Apr 8, May 13, Oct 24; 2026 Feb 19 & 26, Mar 15); Ash emissions (2024 Oct 19; Nov 1-11,15-18, 21,23, 26-29; Dec 1-5, 7-8, 10, 12, 16, 23-26, 28-31; 2025 Jan 1-2, 4, 7-8, 12-13, 15-16, 18-21, 23-27,30-31; Feb 1-3, 15, 22, 28; Mar 4-7, 9, 12, 17-18, 20, 23, 25, 29, 31; Apr 1-5, 14-15, 20, 28, May 8, 11; Jun 2, 5; Sep 8, 10, 17; Oct 5, 12, 15, 20, 22-25, 27, 30, 31; Nov 2, 21, 24; Dec 22; 2026 Jan 3, 6-9, 11-12, 15-16; Feb 4, 13, 16, 19, 26, 27; Mar 15, 20-27, 30; Apr 5-19, 21-28; May 2-7, 11, 16-18, 22-30; Jun 3-7)The eruptions generated shock waves ranging from 181 Pascals (15 March 2026) to 225 Pascals (19 February 2026), and were perceived as booming or rumbling sounds reaching as far as Southern Leyte such as on 26 February 2026. Seismic and infrasound records indicate durations ranging from one (1) to fifty-six (56) minutes (08 April 2025), accompanied by a minimum plume height of 600 meters and a maximum height of 5,000 meters (15 March 2026) above the summit crater, drifting generally westward and eastward. Pyroclastic density currents or PDCs, hazardous mixtures of hot volcanic gas, ash and fragmented rock, descended the south-southeastern sides of the edifice approaching 2 to 3.4 kilometers in Masulog, La Castellana (09 December 2024). Ash was also dispersed over an extensive area of the central Negros Island Region or NIR, with the heaviest ashfall experienced in the Municipality of La Castellana and Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, on 26 February 2026. Incandescent ballistic fragments were launched as high as 1.5 kilometers from the summit crater, and on 26 February & 15 March 2026, ignited up to two (2) patches of forest fires on the upper southern and southeastern margins of the forest canopy on the volcano slopes.
Taal1976 3 Sept-22 Oct32Mt. TabaroActivity centered at the southern foot of the 1966 cone; rhythmic explosions resulted in a 400 m by 200 m explosion craterPhreatic, mild, tephra fall, flank(excentric)vent, explosivePhreatic1.5 km column drifted to SWDelos Reyes et. al., 2018. “A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines"
Kanlaon2017 Dec 9, 2031craterash explosion;phreaticPhreaticRecorded as an explosion-type earthquake that lasted approximately ten (10) minutes. Accompanied by rumbling sound heard as far away as La Castellana, Negros Occidental. This ashfall was experienced in Sitio Guintubdan, Brgy. Ara-al, La Carlota City, Brgy. Sag-ang La Castellana and Brgy. Ilihan, Bago City, Negros Occidental. Degassing at the summit was observed to have began at 06:34 AM and was detectable as continuous low-energy tremor during periods when summit is not visible.
Mayon1895 Jul 7-Nov 2631Ashfall, lava flow, lahar, volcanic lightning*Strombolian
Taal1970 9-13 Nov31Mt. Tabaro“incandescent volcanic ejecta, ash and steam”Phreatic, mild, tephra fall, radial fissure eruption, explosivePhreatic5-m explosion pit within 1969 coneDelos Reyes et. al., 2018. “A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines"
Mayon1893 Oct 4-3130Minor ash, lapilli and bomb eruption, lava flow, lahar*VulcanianEastern slopes (lava flow)
Taal1969 30 Oct to 10 Dec30Mt. TabaroStrombolian, moderate, tephra fall, lava flow/fountaining Lava FountainingDelos Reyes et. al., 2018. “A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines"
Kanlaon2016 Mar 29, Jun 1830craterMar 29: Ash eruption, 1500m high, e-type earthquake, booming sound, incandescent ejecta, volcanic tremors from 10:38PM March 29 to 00:26AM March 30 and from 01:30 AM March 30 to present (on-going); June 18: Ash eruptions three (3) consecutive e-type earthPhreaticBooming sound heard in Sito Guintubdan, Brgy. Aral-al and Brgy. Yubo, La Carlotta City Negros Occidental and Brgy. Pula Canlaon City, Negros Oriental. Incandescent ejecta apparently caused small bushfire at the upper slope as observed from La Castellana. Traces of light ashfall were reported in Sitio Guintubdan, Brgy. Aral-al, La Carlotta City Negros Occidental
Taal1969 29 Oct30Mt. TabaroEjecta consisted of ash, steam and incandescent materialsStrombolian, moderate, tephra fall, lava flow/fountaining Lava FountainingLV exceeded extent of 1968 LV; Lava flow moved at 20 m/hDelos Reyes et. al., 2018. “A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines"
Mayon1892 Feb 329Vulcanian, ashfall, pyroclastic flow, bombs, volcanic lightning*VulcanianLibog and Camalig
Taal2 Feb–28 Mar29Mt. TabaroStrombolian, moderate, tephra fall, lava flow/fountaining Lava FountainingDelos Reyes et. al., 2018. “A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines"
Taal1968 29 Mar-2 Apr29Mt. TabaroStrombolian, moderate, tephra fall, lava flow/fountaining Lava FountainingDelos Reyes et. al., 2018. “A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines"