MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED 9:05 a.m.)— View this page for earthquake updates related to Taal Volcano's phareatic eruption: LIVE Updates: Earthquakes recorded after Taal eruption
Continuous low-intensity earthquakes have
been felt in Batangas province
indicating the imminent explosion of Taal Volcano.
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As of 7:30 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (
Phivolcs) has raised alert level 4 over Taal Volcano,
which means that hazardous eruption is possible within days.
According to the
Phivolcs website, the criteria for this crisis alert is "intense unrest, continuing seismic swarms, including harmonic tremor and/or 'low frequency earthquakes' which
are usually felt, profuse steaming along existing and perhaps new vents and fissures."
Since raising alert level 4,
Phivolcs has recorded at least 19 earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 2.8 to 3.9 in several areas in Batangas and Cavite.
| Time | Magnitude | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:02 p.m. | 3.4 | Laurel, Batangas |
| 8:24 p.m. | 3.6 | Agoncillo, Batangas |
| 8:34 p.m. | 2.8 | Talisay, Batangas |
| 8:51 p.m. | 3.6 | San Nicolas, Batangas |
| 9:21 p.m. | 3.4 | Agoncillo, Batangas |
| 9:27 p.m. | 3.3 | Talisay, Batangas |
| 9:38 p.m. | 3.6 | Agoncillo, Batangas |
| 9:49 p.m. | 2.9 | Talisay, Batangas |
| 9:51 p.m. | 3.7 | Agoncillo, Batangas |
| 10:00 p.m. | 3.6 | San Nicolas, Batangas |
| 10:05 p.m. | 3.1 | Calaca, Batangas |
| 10:06 p.m. | 3.3 | Tagaytay City |
| 10:27 p.m. | 3 | Tagaytay City |
| 10:33 p.m. | 3.6 | Agoncillo, Batangas |
| 10:43 p.m. | 3.9 | Agoncillo, Batangas |
| 11:01 | 3.6 | Agoncillo, Batangas |
| 11:09 p.m. | 3.4 | Laurel, Batangas |
| 11:24 p.m. | 3.6 | Laurel, Batangas |
| 11:41 p.m. | 2.8 | San Luis, Batangas |
Phivolcs advised total evacuation of Taal
Volcano Island,
as well as areas prone to pyroclastic flow and volcanic tsunami within a 14-kilometer radius of the main crater.
"Areas in the general north of Taal Volcano
are advised to guard against the effects of heavy and prolonged ashfall," the advisory read. — Patricia Lourdes Viray