Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
Active stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy
🗓️ April 7, 1906 • 📅 ACF Date: 19060407
Mount Vesuvius is a somma–stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera, resulting from the collapse of an earlier, much higher structure.
