Catherine Rose V.

Alferez IXMahogany
Types of Volcanic Eruptions

Volcanoes erupt differently.They are

generally classified as wet or dry
depending on the magmas water
content. Volcanoes are described
according to the style of eruption as
follows:
a. Phreatic or hydrothermal
-is a stream-driven eruption as the hot rocks come in contact with
water. It is short-lived, characterized by ash columns but may be an
onset for of a larger eruption.
E.g., Phreatic or Hydrothermal eruption of Taal Volcano

b. Phreatomagmatic
-is a violent eruption due to the contact
between water and magma. As a result, a
large column of very fine ash and high-speed
and sideway emission of pyroclastics called
base surges are observed.
E.g., Phreatomagmatic Eruption of Kavachi
Volcano

c. Strombolian
-a periodic weak to violent eruption characterized by fountain lava, just
like the Irazu Volcano in Costa Rica.
E.g., Strombolian Eruption of Hawaii Volcano

d. Vulcanian
-characterized by tall eruption columns that reach up to 20 km high
with pyroclastic flow and ashfall tephra like that of Paricutin Volcano in
Mexico.
E.g., Vulcanian Eruption of Sakurajima Volcano

e. Plinian
-excessively explosive type of eruption of gas
and pyroclastics, just like our Pinatubo Volcano
in Zambales.