Calderas · erupting

Taal

Taal (Philippines) is a caldera. It rises to 311 m above sea level. The GVP records 39 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2026. An eruption is continuing.

Elevation
311 m
Last eruption
2026
Confirmed eruptions
39
Max VEI
6
Country
Philippines
Location
14.01° N, 121.00° E
Region (GVP)
Luzon Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Caldera
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
12 April 2024 continuing 2 Observations: Reported
5 October 2022 29 October 2022 1 Observations: Reported
15 November 2021 1 April 2022 2 Main Crater · Observations: Reported
1 July 2021 9 July 2021 1 Observations: Reported
12 January 2020 22 January 2020 4 Observations: Reported
3 October 1977 12 November 1977 2 SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro) · Observations: Reported
3 September 1976 17 October 1976 2 SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro) · Observations: Reported
9 November 1970 13 November 1970 1 SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro) · Observations: Reported
29 October 1969 10 December 1969 2 SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro) · Observations: Reported
31 January 1968 2 April 1968 2 SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro) · Observations: Reported
16 August 1967 19 August 1967 1 SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro) · Observations: Reported
5 July 1966 4 August 1966 3 SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro) · Observations: Reported
28 September 1965 30 September 1965 4 SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro) · Observations: Reported
27 January 1911 8 February 1911 3 Observations: Reported
16 April 1904 15 July 1904 1 Base of south wall of main crater · Observations: Reported
16 April 1903 — 2 Observations: Reported
12 November 1878 15 November 1878 2 Observations: Reported
19 July 1874 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1873 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1842 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1825 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 February 1808 16 April 1808 2 Observations: Reported
1790 — 2 Observations: Reported
15 May 1754 4 December 1754 4 Summit crater and SE flank · Observations: Reported
11 August 1749 September 1749 4 Observations: Reported
1731 — 2 Pira-piraso (NE flank) · Observations: Reported
1729 — 2 Binintiang Munti · Observations: Reported
24 September 1716 27 September 1716 4 Calauit (sublacustral SE flank) · Observations: Reported
1715 — 2 Binintiang Malaki · Observations: Reported
1709 — 2 Binintiang Munti · Observations: Reported
1707 — 2 Binintiang Malaki · Observations: Reported
1645 — 3 Observations: Reported
1641 — 3 Observations: Reported
1635 — 3 Observations: Reported
1634 — 3 Observations: Reported
1608 ± 3 years — 2 Observations: Reported
1591 — 3 Observations: Reported
1572 — 3 Observations: Reported
3,580 BCE ± 200 years — 6 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#273070)