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  2. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD - Wikipedia

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    The first day of the eruption had little effect on Misenum. [15] Pompeii is never mentioned in Pliny the Younger's letter. [17] Around 1:00 p.m., Mount Vesuvius erupted violently, spewing up a high-altitude column from which ash and pumice began to fall, blanketing the area. [15] Rescues and escapes occurred over the next few hours. [15]

  3. Mount Vesuvius - Wikipedia

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    Lava flows from Vesuvius in 1760 The eruption of Vesuvius in 1794. Since 1750, seven of the eruptions of Vesuvius have had durations of more than five years; only Mount Etna has had as many long-duration eruptions in the last 270 years. [26] The two most recent eruptions of Vesuvius (1875–1906 and 1913–1944) each lasted more than 30 years. [26]

  4. List of volcanic eruptions by death toll - Wikipedia

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    1257 Samalas eruption: 15,000 Mount Unzen: 2 Japan: 1792 1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami: 13,000+ (estimated) Mount Vesuvius: 5 Italy: 79 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD: 10,000+ Laki and Grímsvötn: 4 Iceland: 1783 Laki 1783 eruption [1] 10,000 Kelud: 5 Indonesia: 1586 [2] 6,000 Santa María: 6 Guatemala: 1902 1902 eruption of Santa ...

  5. Ancient beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79AD ...

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    A view of the ancient beach, with the skeletons of the fugitive victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD, open to the public for the first time.

  6. 2 victims of ancient Pompeii eruption found, along with gold ...

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    An archaeologist works on the recently discovered remains of a victim in the archaeological site of the ancient city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in AD 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in ...

  7. Vesuvius red zone - Wikipedia

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    The Vesuvius red zone (Italian: zona rossa del Vesuvio) is the area designated to be quickly evacuated within a few days in the case of an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. [1]

  8. Timeline of volcanism on Earth - Wikipedia

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    This is a sortable summary of 27 major eruptions in the last 2000 years with VEI ≥6, implying an average of about 1.3 per century. The count does not include the notable VEI 5 eruptions of Mount St. Helens and Mount Vesuvius. Date uncertainties, tephra volumes, and references are also not included.

  9. Italy's Etna and Stromboli volcanoes erupt, Catania Airport ...

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    "The runway at Catania Airport is unusable due to the volcanic ash fall. Both arrivals and departures are suspended," the airport said in a statement, adding that operations were due to resume at ...