1631 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Short description: Volcanic eruption in Italy

1631 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Domenico Gargiulo - The eruption of the Vesuvius in 1631

Volcano| Mount Vesuvius
Start time| 16 December, 1631
End time| 31 January, 1632?
Type| Plinian eruption
Location| Campania, Italy
VEI| 5
Impact| At least 4,000 people were killed

In December 1631, Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupted. The eruption began on 16 December 1631 and culminated the day after.[1] The Volcanic Explosivity Index was VEI-5, and it was a Plinian eruption that buried many villages under the resulting lava flows.[2] It is estimated that between 4,000 people were killed by the eruption, making it the highest death toll for a volcanic disaster in the Mediterranean in the last 1800 years.[citation needed] The 1631 eruption was considered to be of minor proportions regarding its eruptive magnitude and erupted volumes compared to the AD 79 eruption, but the damage was not.[citation needed] By the 1631 eruption, the summit of Mount Vesuvius had been reduced by 450m, making its total height lower than that of Mount Somma.[3]

## See also

* Mount Vesuvius
* AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

## References

1. ↑ "Vesuvio: The eruption of 1631". http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/boris/mirror/mirrored_html/VESUVIO_1631.html.
2. ↑ "This Day in History: Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 1631 | NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)". https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/this-day-history-eruption-mt-vesuvius-1631.
3. ↑ "Vesuvio79". https://sakuya.vulcania.jp/koyama/public_html/Europe/vesuvio.html. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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