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Mount Pinatubo erupted for twelve days in 1991. The first eruption was on June 3 and the climactic eruption took place on June 15.

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What volcano type is Mount Pinatubo?

Mount Pinatubo is a stratovolcano or composite volcano. The last eruption happened in 1993


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Sunday 16th June 1991 was the day that Mount Pinatubo erupted.


How often does mount Pinatubo erupt?

Mount Pinatubo erupts on an irregular basis, about every 3,000 to 5,000 years. The last big eruption began in 1991.It typically will erupt multiple times during an eruption period before going dormant again.


What is the eruption interval for Mt Pinatubo?

it has currently had about 48 to 50 eruptions. however it has also been a dormant for 600 yrs.


What type of eruption did mount Pinatubo have?

Mount Pinatubo had LATERAL eruption. It means, generally volcano erupts at its highest peak where its vent finds an opening, but mount Pinatubo got a weak side and therefore it erupted laterally.


Did mount Pinatubo erupt before 1991?

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How long as Pinatubo been active?

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Mt. Pinatubo is known to have explosive eruptions. The violence of an eruption is influenced by the amount of dissolved gas in the magma, the viscosity of the magma, and the presence of water or other fluids. If the magma has high gas content, is highly viscous, and interacts with water, it can lead to a more violent eruption.


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