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Mt. Pinatubo, Luzon, Philippines
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Location: Luzon, Philippines
Latitude and Longitude: 15.13° N, 120.35° E
Elevation: 1,485 m 4,900 ft
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Earliest Eruption: 6100 BP
Oldest Historic Eruption: 1315
Most Recent Eruption: 1992
Number of Eruptions in 20th Century: 2
Largest Eruption: 1991, VEI = 6
Notable Feature(s): Ash cloud, lahars.
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.