Mount Pinatubo Case Study ( Latest Eruption)
Mount Pinatubo Case Study ( Latest Eruption)
Mount Pinatubo Case Study ( Latest Eruption)
Mount Pinatubo
Type: Composite cone/
Stratovolcano
Height: 1486 meters
Eruption type :Plinian/ Ultra- Plinian
(1991)
Eruption style: Explosive
Notable Ejections:
10
of magma and 20,000,000
tonnes
Oldest Historic Eruption: 1315
Most Recent Eruption: 1992
Number of Eruptions in 20th
Century: 2
Largest Eruption: 1991
Volcanic Explosivity Index : 6
Notable Statistic: Second largest
eruption of the 20th Century in
terms of amount of material blown
out of the vent. Affect on global
weather. 722 deaths.
Status: Dormant
Currently dormant
Eruption
An eruption of steam blew from the
top of Mount Pinatubo on April 2,
1991. After receiving the report of
activity, seismologists began
observations of Pinatubo's seismic
SECONDARY EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL
ECONOMIC
800
agricultural land
destroyed
800000 livestock and poultry
killed costing 1.5 billion pesos
SOCIAL