3580 BC Eruption of Taal

Name: 3580 BC Eruption of Taal
Location: Taal, Philippines

3580 BC · VEI 6

Taal in the Philippines erupted in 3580 BC with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 6.

Where it erupted

Taal, Philippines, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: 3580 BC
Volcano: Taal, stratovolcano
Country: Philippines
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 6, paroxysmal (eruption column over 25 km)
Location: 14.011° N, 120.998° E

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Major explosive eruption associated with caldera collapse.

Other significant eruptions of Taal

Every eruption in 3580 BC The 3500s BC Taal Earthquakes near Taal

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 5236.