Taal Volcano continues to shake, logs 8 earthquakes

Inquirer.net - Oct 29, 2026

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas province continued to record volcanic earthquakes, logging eight in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Thursday (October 29). The latest volcanic earthquakes was lower in number from 13 the previous day, Phivolcs said in its morning bulletin.  READ: Taal Volcano

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