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Pinatubo
Pinatubo is a 1,486 m stratovolcano in the Philippines, erupting as recently as 2021.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 1,486 m above sea level
- Rock
- Dacite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2021
- Largest known
- VEI 6, colossal, 1991
- Eruptions
- 9 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 15.13°N 120.35°E · Philippines
- Region
- Luzon Volcanic Arc, Western Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 273083
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).