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Yes. There were many pyroclastic flows from the 1991 eruptions of Mount Pinatubo.

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Q: Was there a pyroclastic flow in mount Pinatubo in 1991?
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When Mount Pinatubo erupted it caused lava flow?

No. The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo was a highly explosive Plinian eruption. Instead of lava flows it produced a massive column of ash and pyroclastic flows.


What lava flow does Mount Pinatubo have?

Mount Pinatubo is most famously known for its 1991 eruption, which resulted in a massive column of ash and volcanic materials being expelled into the atmosphere. This eruption did not involve a lava flow, but rather a pyroclastic flow, which is a mixture of hot ash, gas, and rock fragments that surged down the slopes of the volcano at high speeds.


What was the major cause of death at Mt Pinatubo?

Most deaths were the result of mudflows or roofs collapsing under the weight of rain-soaked ash.


What type of eruption does mount saint helens have?

a pyroclastic flow


What type of lava flow does mount meakan have?

it has pyroclastic flow and has small eruptions of ash.


Did mt st helens have a pyroclastic flow?

Yes. Mount St. Helens produced many pyroclastic flows.


Does Mount Etna create pyroclastic flow?

Yes, in 1999,2006, and 2012


What happened to make mount st Helens have a pyroclastic flow?

When Mt. st Helen's erupted it had a pyroclastic flow because all of its magma was high in silica so it cloged the pipe when the magma was trying to leave so when it finally exploded it came down as a pyroclastic flow


Where has a pyroclastic flow killed people before?

There have been a number of cases. Pyroclastic flows killed people in Herculaneum in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in Ketimbang and on the Island of Sebesi in the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, in St Pierre in the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee, in the state of Washington in the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens, and in Japan during the 1991 eruption of Mount Unzen.


Does mt Pinatubo's lava flow violently or quietly?

Mount Pinatubo erupt violently, but does not produce lava flows. It creates massive clouds of ash and pumice.


What is more deadly lava or pyroclastic flow?

Pyroclastic flow.


How can pyroclastic flow be used in a sentence?

Beware the pyroclastic flow!