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What caused the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1979 A.D.?

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Presuming we're talking about the eruption in 79 AD. As others have said the processes that had built Vesuvius were still active underneath the volcano. There was a lull of some 250 years before the eruption, so many of the local people had 'forgotten' that Vesuvius was even a volcano. read more

It happens today all over the world, such as in Philippines Mt. St. Helens, Sweden etc.; the most famous after Vesuvius was Krakatoa. Inactive Volcanos were often used for local dwellings after being inactive for long periods, since they tend to produce “hot springs” in pools located over the subterranean lava-flows. read more

The AD 79 eruption was preceded by a powerful earthquake seventeen years before on February 5, AD 62, which caused widespread destruction around the Bay of Naples, and particularly to Pompeii. Some of the damage had still not been repaired when the volcano erupted. read more

At the time of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 of the Common Era,Vesuvius was largely a vacation spot on the Gulf of Naples forwealthy Roman landowners who had numerous villas in the area.Although the eruption killed all inhabitants in area andsurrounding regions and was mentioned in Pliny's writing, theburied city became "lost" to history until 1749 when it wasrediscovered by the Spanish engineer Joaquin de Alcubierre. read more

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