MANILA, Nov. 12 -- Taal Volcano generated a short phreatomagmatic burst on Wednesday morning, producing grayish plumes that rose above the main crater.

In a Facebook post, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the event occurred from 6:51 a.m. to 6:54 a.m.

The plumes, which reached up to 2,800 meters high, drifted northeast, as captured by its Lower Calauit and Napayong monitoring cameras.

Phivolcs defines phreatomagmatic eruption as the interaction of magma with water, generating steam, ash, and fragmented volcanic material.

This is different from a phreatic eruption, which occurs when water comes into contact with hot rocks or gases, resulting in steam plumes without direct involvement of ma...