It erupted catastrophically in June 1991 after 600 years of dormancy, killing hundreds of people and burying hundreds of square miles under volcanic ash.
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.
48 to 50 times
it was 1:42 local time
June 12-15, 1991
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.