Taal Volcano eruption in Philippines (2020-01-13)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2020-01-13 14:11:00
Event time (UTC): 2020-01-12 00:00:00
Event type: Volcanic activity (Ash fall)

Activation reason:
On 12 January, Taal volcano, located in the Batangas Province (central-western Luzon), started erupting an ash plume 10-15 km high, followed by a magmatic eruption including weak lava flow. Widespread ash fall was recorded in several locations, including the cities of Manila and Quezon. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), around 24.500 people have been displaced and sheltered in 75 evacuation centres in Batangas Province, seven cities experienced power outages and 3 roads have been closed.

Reference products: 1
Delineation products: 1
Grading products: 1

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Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

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How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2020): Taal Volcano eruption in Philippines (2020-01-13). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/4072cd7d-4c8d-47ce-928f-65b7cc9246e1

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR418 Mapping Philippines PHL Rapid Mapping Volcanic activity

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR418]: Taal Volcano eruption in Philippines (2020-01-13)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

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Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-19
Modified date: 2021-04-19
Issued date: 2020-01-13
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR418
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/4072cd7d-4c8d-47ce-928f-65b7cc9246e1
Popularity: 12 Jul 2024: 1 visits