1631 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

1631 eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Domenico Gargiulo, The eruption of the Vesuvius in 1631 (Oil on canvas, Capua private coll.)
VolcanoMount Vesuvius
Start time16 December 1631
End timec. 31 January 1632
TypePlinian eruption
LocationCampania, Italy
VEI5
ImpactAt least 4,000 people were killed

Of the many eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, a major stratovolcano in Southern Italy, its eruption in 1631 is the most destructive episode in the recent history and one of the deadliest of all time.

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