The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines ' Luzon Volcanic Arc was the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, behind only the 1912 eruption of Novarupta in Alaska.

Nov 12, 2025 · Mount Pinatubo, volcano, western Luzon, Philippines, that erupted in 1991 (for the first time in 600 years) and caused widespread devastation. Mount Pinatubo is located about 55 miles …

A huge cloud of volcanic ash and gas rises above Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, on June 12, 1991. Three days later, the volcano exploded in the second-largest volcanic eruption on Earth in this century.

Mount Pinatubo, a stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains of Central Luzon, Philippines, erupted on June 15, 1991, in what is widely regarded as the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th …

Jun 16, 2001 · On June 15, 1991—ten years ago today— Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines exploded in the Twentieth Century’s mostviolent volcanic eruption. In the decade

It was the third largest eruption of this century. It produced the greatest volume of SO2 ever measured, 20 Mt, about three times more than El Chichon (McCormick, 1992). This gas reached the …

Mount Pinatubo is an explosive volcano located near the tropics at latitude 15.1° north and longitude 120.4° east, in the Philippine Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The volcano erupted on June 15, …

Jun 15, 2025 · Discover the catastrophic 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a pivotal event that shaped volcanic disaster preparedness and response.

After more than 600 years of inactivity, Mt Pinatubo erupted on 12 June 1991, causing mass devastation. An explosive eruption was caused by the andesitic lava, which is thick and contains …

Mount Pinatubo[4] is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains in Luzon in the Philippines. Located on the tripoint of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga provinces, [5][6] most people were …