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Mount Pinatubo is above a subduction zone from the philippine plate and the Eurasian Plate, The Philippine Plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian plate because it is more dense.
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Is mount Pinatubo on a constructive or destructive plate boundary?
Mount Pinatubo is on a destructive plate boundary; it is above a subduction zone
What are the names of the plates surrounding mount Pinatubo?
The Philippine plate slid under the Eurasian plate.
What is Mount Fuji tectonic setting?
Fuji's tectonic plates are callled plates of tectonicinsm
What tectonic plate is mount etna located at?
Mount Etna is located at the Anatolian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. hiyah ppl
How far away is mount Pinatubo from Manila?
Mount Pinatubo is currently 1,485 m (4,872 ft). However before the 1991 eruption it was a lot higher at 1,745 m (5,725 ft)
What tectonic plates is Mount Pinatubo on?
Convergent plate boundary, more specifically a subduction zone.
What two plates formed mount Pinatubo?
Mt. Pinatubo is in a subduction zone. subduction is when one tectonic plate slides under another. In the Mt. Pinatubo area the Eurasian Plate slides under the Philippine Sea Plate at the Manila Trench.
Is mount Pinatubo on a constructive or destructive plate boundary?
Mount Pinatubo is on a destructive plate boundary; it is above a subduction zone
What are the names of the plates surrounding mount Pinatubo?
The Philippine plate slid under the Eurasian plate.
What is the name of the plate that Mount Pinatubo rests on?
It rests on the Philippine plate
How did mount pinatubo occur?
Mount Pinatubo and the surrounding volcanoes of the volcanic arc rise up because of magma occlusion from the subduction plate boundary.
What plate boundaries is mount Pinatubo on?
Don't know but I want to find out!
Is Mt Pinatubo on the ring of fire?
Yes, Mount Pinatubo is located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region known for its high seismic and volcanic activity due to the presence of tectonic plate boundaries.
What is Mount Fuji tectonic setting?
Fuji's tectonic plates are callled plates of tectonicinsm
Why did Mount Pinatubo erupt?
This eruption was caused because the Philippine plate subducted the Eurasian plate causing heat to build under Mount Pinatubo, this heat risen rapidly and the volcanic eruption occurred.Also, the volcano is in the Philipines and composite
What tectonic plate is mount etna located at?
Mount Etna is located at the Anatolian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. hiyah ppl
How far away is mount Pinatubo from Manila?
Mount Pinatubo is currently 1,485 m (4,872 ft). However before the 1991 eruption it was a lot higher at 1,745 m (5,725 ft)
