Volcano in Philippines
Taal volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Taal is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 2020 (NOAA NCEI). Note: 2 satellite hot spots within 10 km in the latest FIRMS data.
Live status of Taal: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1964 or later last significant: 2020
- Elevation
- 311 m 1,020 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 2 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Lipa City 19 km ESE
Is Taal erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Taal right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 2020. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
NASA FIRMS shows 2 thermal hot spots within 10 km of the summit in the latest VIIRS satellite passes (strongest 2 MW fire radiative power). Hot spots on a volcano can be lava, a glowing vent or ordinary vegetation fires; satellites cannot tell them apart on their own.
Earthquakes near Taal
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Taal in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.
About Taal
Taal is a stratovolcano in Luzon-Philippines, Philippines, rising to 311 m (1,020 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.
The nearest large town is Lipa City, about 19 km ESE of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Lipa City (19 km) earthquakes nearby
- Silang (23 km) earthquakes nearby
- Calamba (29 km) earthquakes nearby
- Batangas (29 km) earthquakes nearby
- Pulong Santa Cruz (30 km) earthquakes nearby
- Los Baños (32 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 55 km away. Volcanic ash melts in jet engines, so an explosive eruption can close airspace and cancel flights even far downwind.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
| Airport | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Ninoy Aquino (MNL) | 55 km | N |
Other volcanoes in Philippines
Philippines has 13 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 2 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Mount Pinatubo, 143 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.