A short-lived phreatomagmatic (combination of magma and water) eruption occurred at the main crater of Taal Volcano on Wednesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The explosion at 6:47 a.m. lasted for seven minutes and generated a 200-meter grayish plume from the volcano's main crater, according to Phivolcs chief Renato Solidum Jr.

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