# Mount Pinatubo

- **Country:** Philippines
- **Coordinates:** 15.141667, 120.350000
- **Age:** Between 635,000 ± 80,000and 1.1 ± 0.09 million years
- **Type:** Stratovolcano
- **Range:** Zambales Mountains
- **State:** Central Luzon
- **Country:** Philippines
- **Listing:** Active volcanoes in the Philippines
- **Language:** Tagalog
- **Location:** Luzon
- **Elevation:** {{plainlist|
- **State Type:** Region
- **Region Type:** Provinces
- **Volcanic Arc:** Luzon Volcanic Arc
- **Last Eruption:** November 30, 2021
- **Label Position:** left

Pinatubo is known for its VEI-6 eruption on June 15, 1991, the second-largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century after the 1912 eruption of Novarupta in Alaska. The eruption coincided with Typhoon Yunya making landfall in the Philippines, which brought a dangerous mix of ash and rain to nearby towns and cities. Early predictions led to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, saving many lives. The eruption severely damaged surrounding areas with pyroclastic surges, pyroclastic falls, and later, flooding lahars caused by rainwater re-mobilizing volcanic deposits. This destruction affected infrastructure and altered river systems for years. Minor dome-forming eruptions inside the caldera continued from 1992 to 1993.

![Photo of Mount Pinatubo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Mt_Pinatubo_trekking_-_panoramio_%285%29.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pinatubo (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)