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Vesuvius: eruption history
Elevation1,281 m
TypeStratovolcano
Confirmed eruptions54#2 of 13 in country
Latest eruption1913-07-05
Largest VEI5
Location40.82, 14.43
Eruptions per century (since 1500)
2
7
10
8
1
0
By VEI
2
2
7
29
8
5
Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)
| Start | VEI | End | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913-07-05 | 3 | 1944 | Summit and upper flanks |
| 1875-12-18 | 4 | 1906 | Summit and upper flanks |
| 1870-12-16 | 3 | 1872 | Summit and upper NW and south flanks |
| 1864-02-10 | 2 | 1868 | Summit and upper SE flank |
| 1855-12-19 | 3 | 1861 | Summit and SW flank (300-225 m) |
| 1854-12-14 | 3 | 1855 | Summit and upper N flank |
| 1841-09-20 | 2 | 1850 | Summit, upper N and E flanks |
| 1835-01-16 | 3 | 1839 | Summit, upper east and west flanks |
| 1824-07-02 | 3 | 1834 | Summit, upper E and S flanks |
| 1796-01 | 3 | 1822 | Summit and upper flanks |
| 1783-08-18 | 3 | 1794 | Summit and SW flank (550-300 m) |
| 1770-02-15 | 3 | 1779 | Summit, N, NE, SE and E flanks |
| 1764 | 3 | 1767 | Summit, upper SW, SE, and NNW flanks |
| 1744-11 | 3 | 1761 | Summit, upper SE, E and lower S flanks |
| 1742 | 1 | 1743 | |
| 1732-12-25 | 3 | 1737 | Summit and SW flank |
| 1724-09-04 | 3 | 1730 | |
| 1708-08-14 | 3 | 1723 | Summit, upper east and south flanks |
| 1701-07-01 | 3 | 1707 | Summit and SW flank |
| 1697-09-15 | 3 | 1698 | |
| 1696-07-31 | 2 | 1696 | |
| 1685-10-03 | 3 | 1694 | |
| 1682-08-12 | 3 | 1682 | |
| 1654-02-25 | 3 | 1680 | |
| 1637-07-01 | 2 | 1652 | |
| 1631-12-16 | 5 | 1632 | Summit, SW and S flanks |
| 1570 | 1 | 1572 | |
| 1500 | 2 | – | |
| 1150 | 3 | – | |
| 1139-06-01 | 3 | 1139 | |
| 1037-01-27 | 3 | – | Summit and south flank (I Monticelli?) |
| 1006-12-31 | 3 | – | |
| 999 | 3 | – | Summit and south flank (Fossamonaca) |
| 991 | 3 | – | |
| 968-12-01 | 4 | – | |
| 900 | 0 | – | South and west (Tironi) flanks |
| 860 | 0 | – | South flank |
| 787-10-15 | 3 | 788 | Summit and south flank |
| 685-02 | 4 | 685 | |
| 536 | – | – | |
| 512-07-08 | 4 | – | |
| 472-11-05 | 5 | 472 | |
| 379 | 2 | 395 | |
| 222 | 2 | 235 | |
| 203 | 4 | – | |
| 172 | 3 | – | |
| 79-10-24 | 5 | 79 | |
| 217 BCE | 3 | 216 BCE | |
| 600 BCE | 3 | – | |
| 880 BCE | 4 | – | |
| 1430 BCE | 4 | – | |
| 1550 BCE | 4 | – | |
| 2420 BCE | 5 | – | |
| 6940 BCE | 5 | – |
Nearby volcanoes
| Volcano | Distance | Eruptions |
|---|---|---|
| Campi Flegrei | 24 km | 20 |
| Ischia | 46 km | 23 |
| Palinuro | 153 km | 1 |
| Marsili | 171 km | 2 |
| Colli Albani | 176 km | 0 |
| Stromboli | 236 km | 22 |
| Panarea | 249 km | 0 |
| Lipari | 263 km | 3 |
Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.