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ELENCO ERUZIONI VESUVIO

Tratto da Smithsonian Institution  - Global Volcanism Program

Summary of Holocene eruption dates and Volcanic Explosivity Indices (VEI).


Start Date Stop Date Eruption Certainty VEI Evidence Activity Area or Unit
1913 Jul 5 1944 Apr 4 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and upper flanks
1875 Dec 18 1906 Apr 22 Confirmed 4 Historical Observations Summit and upper flanks
[ 1874 Jan ] [ Unknown ] Uncertain 1  
1870 Dec 1872 Apr 30 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and upper NW and south flanks
1864 Feb 10 1868 Nov 26 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations Summit and upper SE flank
1855 Dec 19 1861 Dec 31 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and SW flank (300-225 m)
1854 Dec 14 1855 May 27 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and upper N flank
1841 Sep 20 1850 Feb 16 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations Summit, upper N and E flanks
1835 Jan 1839 Jan 3 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit, upper east and west flanks
1824 Jul 2 1834 Sep 2 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit, upper E and S flanks
1796 Jan 1822 Nov 16 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and upper flanks
1783 Aug 18 1794 Jul 5 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and SW flank (550-300 m)
1770 Feb 15 1779 Oct 4 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit, N, NE, SE and E flanks
1764 1767 Oct 27 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit, upper SW, SE, and NNW flanks
1744 Nov (?) 1761 Jan 6 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit, upper SE, E and lower S flanks
1742 1743 Confirmed 1 Historical Observations
1732 Dec 25 1737 Jun 4 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and SW flank
1724 Sep 4 1730 Apr 1 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1708 Aug 14 1723 Jul 8 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit, upper east and south flanks
1701 Jul 1 1707 Aug 22 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and SW flank
1697 Sep 15 1698 Jul Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1696 Jul 31 1696 Aug 14 (?) Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1685 Oct 3 1694 Apr 29 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1682 Aug 12 1682 Aug 22 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1654 Feb 25 1680 Mar 28 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1637 Jul 1 1652 Dec Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1631 Dec 16 1632 Jan 31 (?) Confirmed 5 Historical Observations Summit, SW and S flanks
1570 (in or before) 1572 ± 1 years Confirmed 1 Historical Observations
1500 Unknown Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
[ 1347 ] [ Unknown ] Uncertain 2  
[ 1270 ] [ Unknown ] Uncertain 2  
1150 Unknown Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1139 Jun 1 1139 Jun 9 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
[ 1073 ± 5 years ] [ Unknown ] Uncertain 3  
[ 1049 ] [ Unknown ] Uncertain 1  
1037 Jan 27 Unknown Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and south flank (I Monticelli?)
1006 Dec 31 ± 365 days Unknown Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
0999 Unknown Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and south flank (Fossamonaca)
0991 Unknown Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
0968 Dec 1 ± 30 days Unknown Confirmed 4 Historical Observations
0900 ± 40 years Unknown Confirmed 0 Magnetism South and west (Tironi) flanks
0860 ± 50 years Unknown Confirmed 0 Magnetism South flank
0787 Oct 15 ± 45 days 0788 Jan 15 ± 45 days Confirmed 3 Historical Observations Summit and south flank
0685 Feb 0685 Mar Confirmed 4 Historical Observations
0536 Unknown Confirmed   Historical Observations
0512 Jul 8 Unknown Confirmed 4 Historical Observations
[ 0505 Nov 9 ] [ Unknown ] Uncertain 2  
0472 Nov 5 0472 Nov 6 (?) Confirmed 5 Historical Observations
0379 0395 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
[ 0303 ] [ Unknown ] Uncertain 2  
0222 0235 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
0203 Unknown Confirmed 4 Historical Observations
0172 Unknown Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
0079 Oct 24 (?) 0079 Oct 28 ± 1 days Confirmed 5 Historical Observations
0217 BCE 0216 BCE Confirmed 3 Historical Observations AP6 tephra
0600 BCE (in or before) Unknown Confirmed 3 Anthropology
0880 BCE ± 50 years Unknown Confirmed 4 Radiocarbon (corrected) AP3 tephra
1430 BCE ± 300 years Unknown Confirmed 4 Radiocarbon (corrected) AP2 tephra
1550 BCE ± 75 years Unknown Confirmed 4 Radiocarbon (corrected) AP1 tephra
2420 BCE ± 40 years Unknown Confirmed 5 Radiocarbon (corrected)
6940 BCE ± 100 years Unknown Confirmed 5 Radiocarbon (corrected) Mercato Pumice