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2020 Taal Volcano eruption
Taal Volcano - 12 January 2020.jpg
Taal Volcano's January 12, 2020 explosion
Date January 12, 2020 – present
Location Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines
Type Phreatic eruption, Strombolian eruption

The Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupted on January 12, 2020 with the alert level of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) escalating from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 4.

The main crater spread ashes to Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and some parts of Central Luzon.

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  • Taal volcano 2020 eruption captured using IP camera

    Phreatic activity leading up to the first explosive event captured at the main crater of Taal Volcano. Video taken from the installed IP camera of PHIVOLCS monitoring Taal Volcano

  • Taal volcano blanket ash ESA435812 - cropped

    Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of Taal Volcano on January 23, 2020, showing magmatic activity and the ash-blanketed towns of Agoncillo and Laurel.

  • התפרצות ינואר 2020. זווית ממטוס נוסעים

    View of the eruption from an airplane

  • DA Sec. Dar inspecting pineapples covered in ash due to the 2020 Taal Volcano eruption

    Agriculture Secretary William Dar inspecting ash-covered pineapple plants on January 18, 2020

  • Hmw-Taal-2020112-2020113

    NASA animation of the volcanic plume released by Taal from January 12–13, 2020, using data from JMA's Himawari 8 satellite. The eruption disrupted several flights to and from the Luzon island.

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