
The geological analysis of the 1991 eruption of the Pinaturbo, the second most violent of the twentieth century
The eruption of 1991 of Monte Pinatuboa stratovulcan located in the Luzon region in the Philippinesis considered the second largest in the twentieth centurysecond only to that of Mount Novarupta (Alaska) of 1912. The Plinian erupting event began on June 15, 1991 and generated a high eruptive column 35 km. The ashes covered an over surface 7,500 km²transported by the ...








