Volcano profile

Philippines

Pinatubo.

Volcano profile for Pinatubo in Philippines, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,486 m
Last documented eruption
2021
Coordinates
15.13°, 120.35°
GVP number
273083

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Philippines

Pinatubo

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,486 m
Last documented eruption
2021
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
15.13°, 120.35°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Luzon Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
273083
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Pinatubo · Philippines

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
30 Nov 202130 Nov 20211Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 199316 Jul 19931Confirmed eruption
9 Jul 199230 Oct 19921Confirmed eruption
2 Apr 19912 Sep 19916Confirmed eruption
1450Uncertain datingNot available?5Confirmed eruption
1050 BCEUncertain datingNot available6Confirmed eruption
3550 BCEUncertain datingNot available6Confirmed eruption
7030 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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Pinatubo · No current eruption report · 1,486 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Clark International Airport / Clark Air BasePhilippines · CRK · RPLC
    23.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi PointPhilippines · SFS · RPLB
    38.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Ninoy Aquino International AirportPhilippines · MNL · RPLL
    99.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nuclear power plants

  • Bataan nuclear power plantPhilippinesOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    55.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

Babo-PanguloPhilippines · 18.6 km

PioPhilippines · 20.3 km

PoracPhilippines · 21.7 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC