Pinatubo erupted around 1,050 BCE with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6, a colossal eruption that threw tens of cubic kilometres of ash and rock into the air. Eruptions of this size inject sulphur into the stratosphere and can cool the global climate for a year or more. The VEI is a logarithmic scale: each step means roughly ten times more erupted material. It took place around 1,050 BCE.
Before and after
- from c. 1,077 BCE to 943 BCETwenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
- c. 1,051 BCESiege of Jebus
- c. 1,051 BCEThe Phoenician alphabet spreads
- from c. 1,050 BCE to 930 BCEUnited Kingdom of Israel
- c. 1,050 BCEEruption of Pinatubo
- from c. 1,046 BCE to 256 BCEZhou dynasty
- from 11th century BCE to 7th century BCEChaldea
- 11th century BCEThe Bantu expansion begins
- 1st millennium BCEOrigins of Kabul
More in Earth & climate
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- c. 1,750 BCEEruption of Veniaminof
- c. 1,370 BCEEruption of Witori
- c. 100 BCEEruption of Okmok
- c. 50 CEEruption of Ambrym
- c. 240 CEEruption of Ksudach
The era
This moment belongs to the Ancient civilizations (3,200 BCE to 500 CE), writing, cities and empires. You can also browse everything in the 11th century BCE.