Sunday, January 12, 2020

Taal Volcano : Philippine officials warn of 'volcanic tsunami' following eruption near Manila

Taal Volcano
Officials in the Philippines have warned residents of a possible "volcanic tsunami" following the eruption of a small volcano near the capital of Manila.

The main crater for the Taal Volcano in the Batangas province, about 55 miles south of Manila, was continuously erupting a stream of ash and pebbles up to 9 miles in the sky on Sunday afternoon, according to a bulletin by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
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Magnitude M 4.1
Region MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
Date time 2020-01-12 20:08:39.0 UTC
Location 13.99 N ; 120.89 E
Depth 6 km
Distances 69 km S of Manila, Philippines / pop: 10,445,000 / local time: 04:08:39.0 2020-01-13
39 km SW of Calamba, Philippines / pop: 317,000 / local time: 04:08:39.0 2020-01-13
1 km S of Payapa, Philippines / pop: 4,400 / local time: 04:08:39.0 2020-01-13
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seismic activity


2 comments:

  1. El Instituto Filipino de Vulcanología y Sismología (PHIVOLCS) ha elevado el nivel de amenaza volcánica a 4 —inminente erupción peligrosa— sobre una escala de 5, después de que este domingo el volcán Taal, el segundo más activo de Filipinas, entrara en erupción por primera vez desde hace más de 40 años.

    Según el último boletín de la agencia, "es posible una inminente erupción peligrosa en cuestión de horas o días". Además, el organismo advirtió de la posibilidad de que se produzca un "tsunami volcánico" en un radio de 14 kilómetros desde el cráter principal de Taal.

    La actividad de Taal, que es el volcán más cercano a la capital del país, ha generado una gigantesca columna de humo y de cenizas de hasta un kilómetro de altura.

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  2. A volcano in the Philippines has begun spewing lava, as authorities warn that a "hazardous eruption" is possible "within hours or days".
    In the early hours of Monday weak lava began flowing out of Taal volcano- located some 70km (45 miles) south of the capital Manila.
    It comes after it emitted a huge plume of ash triggering the mass evacuation of 8,000 people from the area.
    Taal is the Philippines' second most active volcano.
    Situated on an island in the middle of a lake, it is one of the world's smallest volcanoes and has recorded at least 34 eruptions in the past 450 years.
    BBC

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