Mount Pinatubo is a product of a subduction zone. Here a portion of the Pacific Plate is sliding under the Philippine Plate. Seawater is carried into the mantle where it alters them chemistry of the hot rocks, allowing some to melt. This magma then rises to the surface form volcanoes. Because of Mount Pinatubo is near the ring of fire, so the volcano is very dangerous and powerful.
Mount Pinatubo is famous because in June 1991 it produced one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history and the largest eruption to be directly observed by volcanologists. The volcano is in a heavily populated area and the eruption caused catastrophic damage, but timely evacuations limited the death toll.
it erupt by a high pressure and temp. of magma at the bottom of the volcano...,..
The birth of modern Pinatubo occurred in the most explosive eruption in its history (1991), which deposited pyroclastic flow material up to 100 meters thick on all sides of the mountain.
When the Philippines was formed ther was a big crash of titonic plates and it crash in Zambales and its formed.
The name means "to grow" referring to the fertile soils that are good for growing crops.
gift of fire
Pinatubo Meens grow
Sunday 16th June 1991 was the day that Mount Pinatubo erupted.
Not in recorded history, but it had erupted before, otherwise there would be no Mount Pinatubo. Its last eruption before 1991 was about 600 years ago.
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.
Mt Pinatubo is a composite volcano and the lava is primarily dacitic making it explosive and highly viscous. Dacite would likely erupt at about 800 degrees Celsius.
No. Mount Pinatubo is in the Philippines.
Sunday 16th June 1991 was the day that Mount Pinatubo erupted.
June 12-15, 1991
48 to 50 times
it was 1:42 local time
Yes. The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo produced massive pyroclastic flows.
It's hard to say, But probably, Yes.
Not in recorded history, but it had erupted before, otherwise there would be no Mount Pinatubo. Its last eruption before 1991 was about 600 years ago.
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.
Mount Pinatubo erupt violently, but does not produce lava flows. It creates massive clouds of ash and pumice.
It didn't erupt in North America, it erupted in the Phillipines.
Mt Pinatubo is a composite volcano and the lava is primarily dacitic making it explosive and highly viscous. Dacite would likely erupt at about 800 degrees Celsius.
No. Mount Pinatubo is in the Philippines.