Cebu earthquake not connected to Taal minor eruption —PHIVOLCS

There is no connection between the earthquake in Cebu province on Tuesday evening and the minor eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas on Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.

“Wala pong connection yung paglindol [sa Cebu] sa pagputok ng Taal Volcano,” PHIVOLCS director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol told GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita in an interview. 

(The earthquake in Cebu has no connection to the eruption of Taal Volcano.)

“Yung Taal Volcano, every now and then, at Alert Level 1, pumuputok talaga yun. Nag-aalburoto from time to time. In fact, we have more than 90 phreatic and phreatomagnetic eruptions since April last year,” he added. 

(Taal Volcano, every now and then, at Alert Level 1, it really erupts. It erupts from time to time. In fact, we have more than 90 phreatic and phreatomagnetic eruptions since April last year.)

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Bogo City, Cebu at 9:59 p.m. on Tuesday,

The minor phreatomagmatic eruption in Taal Volcano Island's Main Crater, meanwhile, was logged at 2:02 a.m. on Wednesday. —Joviland Rita/ VAL, GMA Integrated News