Eruption of Pinatubo

When

15 Jun 1991

Kind

Volcanic eruption

Where

Philippines

Coordinates

15.13° N, 120.35° E

Vei

6

Deaths

800

Injuries

4

Volcano type

Stratovolcano

Volcanic eruption in the Philippines

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines' Luzon Volcanic Arc was the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, behind only the 1912 eruption of Novarupta in Alaska. Eruptive activity began on April 2 as a series of phreatic explosions from a fissure that opened on the north side of Mount Pinatubo. Seismographs were set up and began monitoring the volcano for earthquakes.

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• Earthquake — Philippines: Luzon: Manila, Pinatubo Eruption15 Jun 1991 · Earthquake · Magnitude 5.5