Weak phreatic burst recorded at Taal Volcano

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas province generated a “very weak phreatic eruption” early Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said the steam-driven burst, locally called “pusngat,” occurred at 3:08 a.m. and lasted about two minutes, producing plumes that rose around 200 meters above the crater lake. A phreatic eruption is a steam-driven explosion that occurs when water is heated by magma, hot rocks, or volcanic deposits beneath or on the surface, the agency explained. In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs recorded nine volcanic earthquakes and seven volcanic tremors lasting one to two minutes over […]... Keep on reading: Weak phreatic burst recorded at Taal Volcano

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