Eruption of Pinatubo
15th century · 15.13° N, 120.35° E
Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains in Luzon in the Philippines. Located on the tripoint of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga provinces, most people were unaware of its eruptive history before the pre-eruption volcanic activity in early 1991.
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What the records say
- When
- 15th century
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 15.13° N, 120.35° E
- Vei
- 5
- Date uncertainty
- ± 50 years
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 273083
- Eruption number
- 16866
- Vei modifier
- ?
Mount Pinatubo
Active stratovolcano in Luzon, Philippines
Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains in Luzon in the Philippines. Located on the tripoint of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga provinces, most people were unaware of its eruptive history before the pre-eruption volcanic activity in early 1991. Dense forests, which supported a population of several thousand indigenous Aetas, heavily eroded and obscured Pinatubo.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page