The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a minor phreatomagmatic eruption at Taal Volcano on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 2.
The eruption started at 4:21 p.m. and ended at 4:32 p.m.
Phivolcs explained that a phreatomagmatic eruption is “a very violent eruption due to explosive contact of erupting magma with water.”