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Philippines: Eruption Taal

Event time: Last updated: 5 hr ago Philippines
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Orange Eruption Taal in Philippines at: 08 Oct 2026 10:29.

Measurements

Coordinates14.0106, 120.9975
RegionPhilippines
Gdacs Alert LevelOrange
Gdacs Score2

Official source

Alert data from GDACS (European Commission Joint Research Centre & United Nations OCHA)

This is an official warning issued by the authority named above. Follow its instructions and those of your local emergency services.

Severity as published by GDACS (European Commission / United Nations).

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Source updated 11 days ago (Oct 8, 2026 10:29 UTC) · we last heard from GDACS (European Commission / United Nations) 4 days ago

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What has changed

  • Status changed from Monitoring to Active — Oct 10, 13:19 UTC by GDACS (European Commission / United Nations)

Figures published in the first minutes of an event are preliminary. A change here is the agency refining its own estimate, not a correction to this page.

Satellite view, before and after

The latest clear Sentinel-2 pass before this event and the earliest one after it.

Before
Sentinel-2 satellite image of the area on 25 Sep 2026, 13 days before this event

25 Sep 2026, 13 days before this event. 10.6% cloud across the tile.

After
Sentinel-2 satellite image of the area on 15 Oct 2026, 7 days after this event

15 Oct 2026, 7 days after this event. 16.4% cloud across the tile.

The white ring marks where the event was reported.

Each image is a preview of a whole Sentinel-2 tile — an area of roughly 110 by 110 km, where one pixel is about 320 metres — not a close-up of the event, which may be a small part of it. "Clear" means under 30% cloud across the entire tile, so the exact place that matters can still be hidden. These are pictures for context, not an assessment of damage.

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, found through the Earth Search catalogue (Element 84) and served from the AWS Open Data Sentinel-2 archive.

Official authorities in Philippines

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What to do

Follow the instructions issued by GDACS (European Commission / United Nations) and your local emergency services. The guidance below is background.

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Nearby & related events

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