Volcano profile

Philippines

Taal.

Volcano profile for Taal in Philippines, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Caldera
Elevation
311 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 6 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
14.0106°, 120.9975°
GVP number
273070

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Philippines

Taal

Caldera

Elevation
311 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
14.0106°, 120.9975°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Luzon Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
273070
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Taal · Philippines

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
12 Apr 2024Uncertain dating16 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
5 Oct 202229 Oct 20221Confirmed eruption
15 Nov 20211 Apr 20222Confirmed eruption
1 Jul 20219 Jul 20211Confirmed eruption
12 Jan 202022 Jan 20204Confirmed eruption
3 Oct 197712 Nov 19772Confirmed eruption
3 Sep 197617 Oct 19762Confirmed eruption
9 Nov 197013 Nov 19701Confirmed eruption
29 Oct 196910 Dec 19692Confirmed eruption
31 Jan 19682 Apr 19682Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 196719 Aug 19671Confirmed eruption
5 Jul 19664 Aug 19663Confirmed eruption
28 Sep 196530 Sep 19654Confirmed eruption
27 Jan 19118 Feb 19113Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 190415 Jul 19041Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1903Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1885Not available—Uncertain eruption
12 Nov 187815 Nov 18782Confirmed eruption
19 Jul 1874Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1873Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1842Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1825Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 180816 Apr 18082Confirmed eruption
1790Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 May 17544 Dec 17544Confirmed eruption
11 Aug 1749Sep 17494Confirmed eruption
1731Not available2Confirmed eruption
1729Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Sep 171627 Sep 17164?Confirmed eruption
1715Not available2Confirmed eruption
1709Not available2Confirmed eruption
1707Not available2Confirmed eruption
1645Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1641Not available3Confirmed eruption
1635Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1634Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1608Uncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
1591Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1572Not available3Confirmed eruption
3580 BCEUncertain datingNot available6Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Taal · No current eruption report · 311 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ninoy Aquino International AirportPhilippines · MNL · RPLL
    55.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

TalisayPhilippines · 9.5 km

TagaytayPhilippines · 11.7 km

PatutoPhilippines · 12.3 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC