Filipinas · Caldera
isla de Volcán
Taal
- Tipo
- Caldera
- Altitud
- 311 m
- Última erupción
- 2026

- Tipo
- Caldera
- País
- Filipinas
- Región
- Pacífico Occidental / Luzon Volcanic Arc
- Altitud
- 311 m
- Coordenadas
- 14.011, 120.998
- Última erupción
- 2026
- Contexto tectónico
- Zona de subducción / Corteza continental (> 25 km)
- Forma volcánica
- Caldera
- Roca principal
- Andesita / Andesita basáltica
Resumen geológico
Taal is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines and has produced some powerful eruptions. The 15 x 20 km Talisay (Taal) caldera is largely filled by Lake Taal, whose 267 km2 surface lies only 3 m above sea level. The maximum depth of the lake is 160 m, with several submerged eruptive centers. The 5-km-wide Volcano Island in north-central Lake Taal is the location of all observed eruptions. The island is composed of coalescing small stratovolcanoes, tuff rings, and scoria cones. Powerful pyroclastic flows and surges have caused many fatalities.
Resumen de Wikipedia
Resumen en inglésTaal Volcano, also known as Taal Caldera, is a large caldera filled by Taal Lake in the Philippines. Located in the province of Batangas about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Manila, the volcano is the second most active volcano in the country, with 39 confirmed historical eruptions, concentrated on Volcano Island, near the middle of Taal Lake. The caldera was formed by prehistoric eruptions between less than 670,000 and less than 6,000 years ago. The cones Batulao, Macolod, and Sungay are remnants of the early pre-caldera Taal system, with Batulao being the earliest known cone.
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Historial de erupciones
40 registradasGlosarioLínea de tiempo detallada
- 2024VEI 2Observado2024-04-12 – 2026-03-16
- 2022VEI 1Observado2022-10-05 – 2022-10-29
- 2021VEI 1Observado2021-07-01 – 2021-07-09
- 2021VEI 2Observado2021-11-15 – 2022-04-01Main Crater
- 2020VEI 4Observado2020-01-12 – 2020-01-22
- 1977VEI 2Observado1977-10-03 – 1977-11-12SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro)
- 1976VEI 2Observado1976-09-03 – 1976-10-17SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro)
- 1970VEI 1Observado1970-11-09 – 1970-11-13SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro)
- 1969VEI 2Observado1969-10-29 – 1969-12-10SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro)
- 1968VEI 2Observado1968-01-31 – 1968-04-02SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro)
- 1967VEI 1Observado1967-08-16 – 1967-08-19SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro)
- 1966VEI 3Observado1966-07-05 – 1966-08-04SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro)
- 1965VEI 4Observado1965-09-28 – 1965-09-30SW flank (near Mt. Tabaro)
- 1911VEI 3Observado1911-01-27 – 1911-02-08
- 1904VEI 1Observado1904-04-16 – 1904-07-15Base of south wall of main crater
- 1903VEI 2Observado1903-04-16 – fin desconocido
- 1885VEI ?Método no indicado1885-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1878VEI 2Observado1878-11-12 – 1878-11-15
- 1874VEI 2Observado1874-07-19 – fin desconocido
- 1873VEI 2Observado1873-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1842VEI 2Observado1842-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1825VEI 2Observado1825-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1808VEI 2Observado1808-02-16 – 1808-04-16
- 1790VEI 2Observado1790 – fin desconocido
- 1754VEI 4Observado1754-05-15 – 1754-12-04Summit crater and SE flank
- 1749VEI 4Observado1749-08-11 – 1749-09
- 1731VEI 2Observado1731 – fin desconocidoPira-piraso (NE flank)
- 1729VEI 2Observado1729 – fin desconocidoBinintiang Munti
- 1716VEI 4Observado1716-09-24 – 1716-09-27Calauit (sublacustral SE flank)
- 1715VEI 2Observado1715 – fin desconocidoBinintiang Malaki
- 1709VEI 2Observado1709 – fin desconocidoBinintiang Munti
- 1707VEI 2Observado1707 – fin desconocidoBinintiang Malaki
- 1645VEI 3Observado1645 – fin desconocido
- 1641VEI 3Observado1641 – fin desconocido
- 1635VEI 3Observado1635 – fin desconocido
- 1634VEI 3Observado1634 – fin desconocido
- 1608 (±3 años)VEI 2Observado1608 – fin desconocido
- 1591VEI 3Observado1591 – fin desconocido
- 1572VEI 3Observado1572 – fin desconocido
- 3580 a. C. (±200 años)VEI 6Estimación geológica3580 a. C. – fin desconocido
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Enlaces externos
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