| BEGIN (d-m-y) |
END (d-m-y) |
Length (days) |
Type-Volume |
VEI |
VOLCANOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS |
| 15 Dec1631 |
2 Jan1632 |
18 |
(1631) explosive volume =~0.2 km^3 |
4 |
The eruption occurs after 150 years of quiescence.
Height of eruptive cloud is approximately 30 miles. Pyroclastic
flows and lahars destroy many villages. Earthquakes and a tsunami accompany
the collapse of the crater. It loses at least 168 m, maybe as much as 400
m, of its height. About 4000 casualties. It is the most violent and devastating
eruption of Vesuvius in the last 1000 years |
| 3 Jan1632 |
30 Jun1637 |
2005 |
R |
|
Troili, in 1637, reports fire on Vesuvius. |
| 1 Jul 1637 |
27 Nov 1649 |
4532 |
A? |
|
Kircher reports an image with the cone smoking,
in 1638 |
| 28 Nov 1649 |
10 Mar 1650 |
102 |
IE explosive |
2 |
Ash clouds
toward Naples during Dec 1649 and Jan 1650, intense on 15 Jan, 15 Feb and
9-10 Mar 1650. |
| 11 Mar 1650 |
31 Dec 1652 |
1026 |
A? |
|
Activity and lahars on 14 Sep 1650. Ash and
smoke during Feb, Mar and May 1652; smoke in Nov and Dec. |
| 1 Jan 1653 |
24 Feb 1654 |
419 |
R |
|
|
| 25 Feb 1654 |
1 Mar 1654 |
4 |
IE explosive |
|
Emission of ash intense during Mar 1654 (Viola
in Alfano - Friedlander) |
| 2 Mar 1654 |
2 Jul 1660 |
2314 |
A? |
|
|
| 3 Jul 1660 |
29 Jul 1660 |
26 |
IE explosive effusive? |
3 |
Ash and scoria emission to 300 steps from
three vents within the crater. Lightning and rumblings in the cloud. The
cloud is about 2 miles high. Damages in Resina, Torre Annunziata, Torre
del Greco. On 6-7 glowing avalanches on the cone. (Lava flow?). In 1663,
the cone had a circumference of 4,75 km |
| 30 Jul 1660 |
25 Mar 1680 |
7178 |
A? |
|
Strombolian activity in 1670 (Sorrentino) |
| 26 Mar 1680 |
28 Mar 1680 |
2 |
FE (1680) explosive |
2? |
Ash fall on Ottaviano and Somma |
| 29 Mar 1680 |
11 Aug 1682 |
865 |
R |
|
|
| 12 Aug 1682 |
22 Aug 1682 |
10 |
FE (1682) explosive |
3 |
Seismic activity since the beginning of Aug.
On 12 Aug, volcanic cloud with electric discharge. Ashes on Torre del Greco
and Ottaviano. On 21 Aug increasing violence and ashes on Nocera, Pagani,
Cava, S. Sebastiano. Lava within the crater. 1 casualty in Torre Annunziata,
3 in Castellamare |
| 23 Aug 1682 |
2 Oct 1685 |
1136 |
R |
|
"not even smoke" (Sorrentino) |
| 3 Oct 1685 |
10 Oct 1685 |
7 |
IE explosive |
2? |
On 3 Oct 1685, volcanic cloud, ash and scoriae
on the cone. |
| 11 Oct 1685 |
8 Dec 1689 |
1519 |
A |
|
|
| 9 Dec 1689 |
16 Dec 1689 |
7 |
IE explosive |
2 |
Similar to 1685. Emission of scoriae. Strong
seismic activity. Uncertain duration. |
| 17 Dec 1689 |
12 Apr 1694 |
1577 |
A |
|
In 1690, the crater is filled with lava and
is in Strombolian activity (Bottoni) |
| 13 Apr 1694 |
29 Apr 1694 |
16 |
FE (1694) effusive-explosive |
3 |
Earthquakes in Mar. On 12 Mar, lithics and
ashes to Benevento. Earthquakes in Torre del Greco. On 5 Apr, explosions
and collapse of the conelet. On 6 Apr, incandescent scoriae within the
crater, 13 Apr, lava flow to the Salvatore. The lava is 5 palms high and
15 wide. Two branches toward Pietrabianca and S. Giorgio. It halts after
15 days. |
| 30 Apr 1694 |
30 Jul 1696 |
822 |
R |
|
|
| 31 Jul 1696 |
14 Aug 1696 |
14 |
IE effusive |
2 |
Since 31 Jul, explosions and earthquakes till
4 Aug, when a lava flow occurs lasting 10 days (Della Torre) on top of
the 1694 flow (Sorrentino). |
| 15 Aug 1696 |
14 Sep 1697 |
395 |
R |
|
Quiescence until Sep 1697 (Sorrentino) |
| 15 Sep 1697 |
9 Jan 1698 |
116 |
IE effusive |
2 |
On 15 Sep, activity and earthquakes. On 18
Sep at 2200, lava flow toward Torre del Greco from three fractures on the
cone. On 19 Sep, new lava flows toward Torre del Greco. On 20 Sep, lava
in Fosso dei Cervi and Fosso Bianco. On 26 Sep, the lava stops 1 km from
Torre del Greco. On 15, 20, 26 and 30 Nov: lava flows (Sorrentino) |
| 10 Jan 1698 |
18 May 1698 |
128 |
A |
|
smoking (Sorrentino) |
| 19 May 1698 |
15 Jul 1698 |
57 |
FE (1698) effusive-explosive |
3 |
On 14 May, retreat of the sea for 5 times.
On the 19th, earthquakes and rumblings. On 25 May, lava flow toward Resina.
On 28 May, fracture on the SW side of the crater, lava toward Fossobianco
and Tagliapietra (toward Torre del Greco). The lava halts on 2-6 at 2 km
from Torre del Greco. Explosions until 7 Jul (damage by lahars in Capri,
Sorrento, Castellammare, Gragnano). Since 8 and 10 Jun, new explosions;
on 15 Jun high volcanic clouds. (Sorrentino) |
| 16 Jul 1698 |
30 Jun 1701 |
1079 |
R |
|
|
| BEGIN (d-m-y) |
END (d-m-y) |
Length (days) |
Type-Volume |
VEI |
VOLCANOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS |
| 1 Jul 1701 |
15 Jul 1701 |
14 |
IE effusive explosive |
2 |
Fracture on the E base of the conelet and
lava toward Ottavaiano and Viulo (15 palms high, 50 steps wide); On 4 Jul,
the flows end. Increase on 5 and 6 Jul. White ash at the end of the eruption.
(Sorrentino) |
| 16 Jul 1701 |
18 May1704 |
1037 |
A |
|
|
| 19 May 1704 |
23 May 1704 |
4 |
IE explosive |
1 |
On 19 May, smoke and fires. On the 20th, lava
fountains 2 miles high; on 21-22 May, Strombolian activity. |
| 24 May 1704 |
19 Jul 1706 |
786 |
R |
|
Earthquakes felt from 19 Jan 1705 until 20
Jul 1706. |
| 20 Jul 1706 |
28 Jul 1707 |
373 |
A |
|
|
| 29 Jul 1707 |
22 Aug 1707 |
24 |
FE (1707) effusive explosive |
3 |
On 28 Jul, a lava flow from the SW flank of
Gran Cono toward Resina onto the one of 1694. Great damage by tephra falls
at Bosco, Torre Annunziata, Ottaviano, Nocera. On 29 Jul volcanic cloud
lasting 1 hour. On the 30th, explosive activity with scoria ejection. On
2 Aug, ashes on Naples. Great damage by ash falls and lahars at Lettere,
Sarno, Nocera, Cava, S. Severino, Nola, Benevento. (Sorrentino) |
| 23 Aug 1707 |
4 Feb 1712 |
1626 |
R |
|
On 14 Aug 1708 at 0900, Sorrentino reports
"a small explosion with ash for 15 minutes". |
| 5 Feb 1712 |
10 Jun 1712 |
126 |
IE effusive |
1 |
Activity and emission of lava from 5 Feb.
Since 21 Mar, intracrateric lava which outflows on 26 and 29 Apr, on 12
May, lava toward Torre del Greco until June. |
| 11 Jun 1712 |
24 Oct 1712 |
135 |
R |
|
|
| 25 Oct 1712 |
8 Nov 1712 |
14 |
IE effusive |
1 |
Activity on 25 Oct. On the 29th, lava flows
toward Fosso Bianco. New flows on 8 Nov. (Sorrentino) |
| 9 Nov 1712 |
11 Apr 1713 |
153 |
R |
|
|
| 12 Apr 1713 |
25 May 1713 |
43 |
IE effusive explosive |
1-2 |
Since 12 Apr, new lava; it overflows from
the crater on 9 May toward Fosso dei Cervi, Torre del Greco; from 17 until
20 May, explosive activity, and lava flows toward Ottaviano, Torre del
Greco, Resina. (Sorrentino) |
| 26 May 1713 |
5 Jan 1714 |
224 |
R |
|
|
| 6 Jan 1714 |
20 Jan 1714 |
14 |
IE explosive |
1 |
On 6 Jan, smokes and explosions until 8-9
Oct. On the 11th, lava fountains. Since the 15th, ash fall for several
days. |
| 21 Jan 1714 |
14 Jun 1714 |
144 |
R |
|
|
| 15 Jun 1714 |
30 Jun 1714 |
15 |
IE effusive explosive |
2 |
Since 15 Jun, explosive activity until the
21st. At 1600 on 21 Jun, lava fountain and volcanic cloud, several miles
high. Lava flow toward Bosco and T. Annunziata. On the 23rd, explosive
activity and new lava flow. On the 24th, ash and lava. |
| 1 Jul 1714 |
5 Jun 1717 |
1070 |
A |
|
Intense activity on 25 Jun 1715. Explosions
during Mar and Apr 1716 |
| 6 Jun 1717 |
18 Jun 1717 |
12 |
IE effusive explosive |
2-3 |
On 6 Jun 1717, fractures on the S ed E flanks
of the cone with lava flows toward Boscotrecase, T. Annunziata and Torre
del Greco. One flow reaches the E side of Camaldoli della Torre. On 10-11
Jun, volcanic cloud. On 13 Jun, lava flow toward Torre del Greco. |
| 19 Jun 1717 |
21 Dec 1717 |
185 |
A |
|
|
| 22 Dec 1717 |
26 Dec 1717 |
4 |
IE effusive |
1 |
New flow onto the flow of 13 Jun 1717. |
| 26 Dec 1717 |
2 Sep 1718 |
250 |
A |
|
|
| 3 Sep 1718 |
9 Jul 1719 |
309 |
IE effusive |
2 |
On 16 Sep, lava flow to the N side of the
cone which branches into two flows toward Resina and Bosco. Since 17 Sep,
lava toward Mauro. Intermittent lava emission until July of the following
year (Sorrentino). |
| 10 Jul 1719 |
6 May 1720 |
301 |
A |
|
Smoking (Sorrentino) |
| 7 May 1720 |
27 May 1720 |
20 |
IE explosive |
1 |
On 7 May 1720, strong explosive activity with
ash towards Ottaviano. On 24 and 25 May, ash cloud. |
| 28 May 1720 |
30 Apr 1721 |
337 |
A |
|
|
| 1 May 1721 |
7 Jun 1721 |
37 |
IE effusive |
|
On 1 May, lava flow toward Torre del Greco
(same path as June 1717), again on 5, 6 and 7 Jun |
| 8-6-1721 |
19-4-1723 |
680 |
A |
|
|
| 20-4-1723 |
8-7-1723 |
79 |
FE (1723) effusive explosive |
3 |
Since 28 Mar 1723, earthquakes.On 18 Mar,
variation of water table at Torre del Greco. On 29 Mar, seismic activity;
from 20 Apr until 25 Jun, explosive activity. On 26 Jun, lava outflow to
the N. At 1300 on 26 Jun, two vents with explosive activity. At 1900 ,
increase of lava flows into Vallone di Ottaviano. Explosions on 26 and
27 Jun. On the 29th at 1000, scoria ejection to Macchioni, lava toward
Mauro. 30 Jun and 1 Jul, explosive activity and 2 lava flows toward Ottaviano
and Viulo. On 30 Jun, strong seismic activity. 2-4 Jul, explosive activity
with very high column (Mecatti). On 4 Jul at 1500, paroxysm. Damage at
Ottaviano, Nola, Palma, Sarno, Gragnano, Castellammare, Nocera, Cava, S.
Severino, Salerno, Vallo. |
| 9 Jul 1723 |
3 Sep 1724 |
422 |
R |
|
|
| 4 Sep 1724 |
29 Sep 1724 |
25 |
IE effusive explosive |
2 |
4-7 Sep, ash explosions, then the first lava
flow; on 11 Sep, black smoke (up to 2000 steps) . On 17 Sep, lava flow;
on the 18th, strong explosive and effusive activity. |
| 30 Sep 1724 |
9 Jan 1725 |
101 |
A |
|
|
| 10 Jan 1725 |
15 Aug 1728 |
1313 |
IE effusive explosive |
2 |
Activity since 10 Jan 1725; on 16 Jan, outflow
to the N and then toward Colle del Salvatore until 20 Jan. Explosions on
24 Jan. On 20 May, new lava flow lasting until 7 Sep. On 13 and 19 Sep,
intermittent effusions lasting till the following year. Intensifications
on 17 Apr 1726, lava toward Salvatore and Fosso Bianco on 22 Arp 1727;
on the 23rd, volcanic cloud, explosive activity until 27 Apr; increase
in Jul; decrease in Aug 1726, and increase on 19 Aug; smoke until 13 Dec;
on 16 and 17 Jan 1727, explosions; on 26 May 1728, new lava; 3 Jun 1727,
fire and water; a lava flow in Jul 1728; 1, 2 and 3 Sep 1728, explosions;
ash on 14 and 15 Sep |
| 16 Sep 1728 |
26 Feb 1730 |
528 |
A |
|
smoke |
| 27 Feb 1730 |
1 Apr 1730 |
33 |
FE (1730) effusive-explosive |
2-3 |
On 27 Feb 1730, activity at the crater (Sorrentino);
on the 27th, intracrateric flow (Stoppani); on 2 Mar, explosions until
the 17th, when the first lava flow begins and lasts until 23 Mar; on 24
and 25 Mar, strong explosions; on 25 Mar, crater collapse and lava with
explosive ejecta all over the Vesuvian district. |
| 2 Apr 1730 |
24 Dec 1732 |
997 |
R or A |
|
smoke |
| 25 Dec 1732 |
10 Jan 1734 |
381 |
IE effusive |
2 |
Fire on 25 Dec 1732; explosive activity on
1 Jan 1733. On 8 Jan, lava flow toward Ottaviano and T. del Greco. Lava
outflow from the crater from 27 Apr to 5 May; again on 10 Jul, 27 Aug,
4 Nov, 27 Dec 1733 and from 1 to 10 Jan 1734 |
| 11 Jan 1734 |
30 Jun 1735 |
535 |
A |
|
|
| 1 Jul 1735 |
30 Jul 1735 |
29 |
IE effusive |
1 |
In July 1735, lava flow toward Il Mauro (uncertain
duration) |
| 1 Aug 1735 |
13 May 1737 |
651 |
A |
|
|
| 14 May 1737 |
4 Jun 1737 |
21 |
FE (1737) effusive-explosive volume =10 x 10^6 m^3 |
3+ |
14-15 May, smoke and fires. During the night
of 15-16 May, lava flow toward E (Bosco) on 17-19 May, increasing smoke.
On 20 May at 1300, scoria ejection and white smoke, at 1900, explosion
and fracture on the SW flank of the mountain with lava toward Resina and
from central vent to Bosco. On the 21st at 0400, strong explosions; at
0500 lava to E and W toward Resina, Fosso Bianco and then to Torre del
Greco. On 23 May, explosions. On the 24th, one explosion then smoke. Damage
in Ottaviano, Nola and complete destruction of Torre del Greco by the lava
flow. Gran Cono lowered by 72 m (Serao) |
| 5 Jun 1737 |
30 Oct 1744 |
2704 |
R |
|
Uncertain dates |
| 1 Nov 1744 |
24 Oct 1751 |
2548 |
A |
|
Strong activity in Nov 1744; in 1745, active
conelet; during 1749, the crater is filled. During Oct 1750, strombolian
activity from three vents. In 1751, one conelet. On 19 Oct 1751, Della
Torre reports strong vapor emission. |
| 25 Oct 1751 |
25 Feb 1752 |
123 |
IE effusive explosive |
2 |
On 25 Oct 1751, at 0400, fracture on the SE
flank of the cone toward Bosco. Lava toward Boscotrecase and then to il
Mauro. New vents on 2 Nov. On 2 Dec, ash. On 5 Jan 1752 new lava that stops
on 25 Feb 1752. Activity within the crater after the eruption. (Baratta,
Mecatti, Della Torre) |
| 26 Feb 1752 |
1 Dec 1754 |
1009 |
A |
|
In Feb 1752, the crater is 255 feet deep.
On 21 Mar 1752, there are 3 vents and in May, only two. During 1753, Strombolian
activity until Jan 1754 . In mid-Oct 1754, one conelet that breakes up
and emits an intracrateric lava flow which lasts until 6 Nov. (Baratta) |
| 2 Dec 1754 |
15 Mar 1755 |
103 |
IE effusive explosive |
2 |
On 2 Dec 1754, fracture of the cone toward
Boscotrecase and toward Ottaviano. Lava flow onto the one of 1751, another
one toward Bosco. Several vents active until 22 Jan 1755. Increase of activity
on 10-12 Dec. On 14, 16 and 24 Dec 1754, and 5 Jan 1755; on 19 Jan 1755,
explosive activity; on the 20th and 21st, strong explosive activity with
ejection of two feet sized bombs up to three miles high. On 25 Jan, new
lava in the Atrio. On 31 Jan, two vents on the cone (NE side) and a lava
flow toward Ottaviano. On 28 Feb, collapse of the conelet and, on 15 Mar,
a small lava flow. |
| 16 Mar 1755 |
27 Mar 1759 |
1472 |
A |
|
10 Apr 1755, explosive activity, minor from
22 May 1755 to early 1756 with Strombolian activity inside
the crater. On 9 Aug 1756, intracrateric lava. Outflow on 12 Aug to
SW, toward T. del Greco. Two flows on 13 Aug toward Portici, onto the flows
of 1737. Again on 30 Sep, lava toward T. del Greco. New flows on 20 Oct
and from 8 Nov until the end of the year. During 1757, outflows on 20 Jan,
9 Feb, 28 Mar, 23 and 28 Apr and 29 Apr until 14 May, 21 and 29 May; 23
and 25 Jun; 1 and 22 Jul, 16 Oct; 8 and 12 Dec. During 1758, similar activity.
On 20 Jan 1759, lava flow to Fosso Vetrana (Baratta) |
| 29 Mar 1759 |
31 Mar 1759 |
2 |
IE effusive, explosive |
|
On 28 Mar, light explosive activity, and one
earthquake; at midnight on the 29th, collapse of the conelet (formed in
1744); on the 30th, lava outflow toward Torre del Greco (rapid) and toward
Romitorio and Ottaviano; the flow stops after 4 miles. Explosive activity
ends on the 31st. Total damages for 28000 ducati (110,500 according to
Siniscalchi) |
| 1 Apr 1759 |
12 May 1759 |
41 |
A |
|
Fumarolic activity |
| 13 May 1759 |
20 May 1759 |
7 |
IE effusive |
1 |
Opening of a fracture on the flank toward
Boscotrecase; lava for seven days. (Mecatti, Baratta) |
| 21 May 1759 |
5 Nov 1759 |
168 |
A |
|
Strombolian activity during Jun 1759. |
| 6 Nov 1759 |
30 Mar 1760 |
145 |
IE effusive |
1 |
Since 6 Nov 1759 until Mar 1760, increasing
activity. Abundant lava on the S flank with extensive damage (De Bottis). |
| 31 Mar 1760 |
22 Dec 1760 |
266 |
A |
|
Intracrateral lava during Mar 1760; during
Aug and Sep, smoke; from mid-Nov until Dec, Strombolian activity; rumblings
on 12 Dec . From 20 to 23 Dec, earthquakes (Baratta) |
| 23 Dec 1760 |
6 Jan 1761 |
14 |
FE (1760) explosive-effusive Lateral volume = 9.8 x 10^6
m^3 (lava) |
3 |
On 23 Dec at 1700, felt earthquakes. At 1930,
strong earthquake and tremor, fracture 1 mile N of Boscotrecase. Formation
of 2 conelets 1,5 miles from the royal road, smoke, ash and scoriae, then
lava toward Torre Annunziata that flows
1/2 mile in 12 hours. At 2015, another earthquake and a third conelet;
at the crater, ashes, lapilli and smoke. In total there were at least seven
main conelets (probably they
were 15) with volumes: A = 0.6 x 10^6 m^3; B = small; C = 0.155 x 10^6
m^3, D = small; E = small; F=0.036 x 10^6 m^3; G=0.149 x 10^6 m^3; at 2330,
flow from G, at 0000 from A; lava flow until 1 Jan 1761; on 2 Jan, earthquakes
and collapse of buildings; on the 3rd, explosive activity at the crater
and strong earthquakes. On 3 and 4 Jan, explosive activity; on the 5th,
collapse of a portion of the crater. On 6 Jan, end of activity. Minor activity
on 17 and 18 Feb with smoke from conelet A; Conelet F smokes until 1779.
Damages for the ashes at Nola, Sarno, Nocera. Damages for 300000 scudi
(De Bottis) or (1,257,000 lire Siniscalchi) |
| 7 Jan 1761 |
30 Jun 1764 |
1270 |
R |
|
Uncertain date of the end. |
| 1 Jul 1764 |
27 Mar 1766 |
634 |
A |
|
Since 1764, smoke. Since early 1766, strombolian
activity and growth of the cone. |
| 28 Mar 1766 |
15 Dec 1766 |
262 |
IE effusive-explosive |
1 |
On 28 Mar 1766, outflow of lava toward Resina.
On 10 Apr, fracture on the SE and SW flanks and new outflow toward Ottaviano
and T. Annunziata, lasting until the end of Nov. Beginning in Jun 1766,
explosive activity with ejections to 300-400 m. |
| 16 Dec 1766 |
18 Oct 1767 |
306 |
A |
|
Since Mar 1767, growth of a
single conelet with small explosions. On 7 Aug, intracrateric lava
with outflow on the 12th. |
| 19 Oct 1767 |
27 Oct 1767 |
8 |
FE (1767) effusive-explosive volume = 11 x 10^6 m^3 lava;
1,4 x 10^6 m^3 pyrocl. |
3 |
Lava fills the crater and overflows on 12
Aug, explosive activity; on 19 Oct, strong explosions and fracture between
N and NW near the top of the cone, smoke and, at 1530, fluid lava to Canteroni
and Fosso Grande; at 1830, ash, smoke and lava toward Resina, Portici,
S.Giorgio. At 2200, the lava is at il Salvatore. At 1500 on 20 Oct, new
feeding and explosive activity with ejecta up to 700 m; collapse of the
conelet and explosions; at 2000 on the 20th, new lava; from 0200 to 0600
on the 21st, tremor and ash fall until dawn. On the 22nd, violent explosions,
at 1230 eruptive cloud with lightnings; on 26 Oct, new lava flow toward
S. Giorgio |
| 28 Oct 1767 |
14 Feb 1770 |
840 |
R |
|
|
| 15 Feb 1770 |
30 Apr 1770 |
74 |
IE effusive-explosive |
2 |
Explosive activity since 15 Feb 1770 with
tremor and decrease of the level of the water table at La Volla and Torre
del Greco.In March, strong strombolian activity. On 14 Mar at 2200, violent
explosions with ashes, scoriae and earthquakes. At 0200 on 16 Mar, violent
earthquakes, ejections from the crater. At 1500, fracture on the E flank
of Gran Cono with ejecta and a lava flow into Canale dell'Arena, toward
il Mauro and Boscoreale. On 17 Mar, the first flow comes to an halt. On
the 18th, another flow on top of the previous, stopping after two days.
Since that day, until the end of Apr, several lava flows into Vallone dell'Arena.
(De Bottis) |
| 1 May 1770 |
30 Apr 1771 |
364 |
R (?) |
|
No information. |
| 1 May 1771 |
30 May 1771 |
29 |
IE effusive explosive |
2 |
At 1600 on 1 May, lava from a fracture of
the cone to Vallone dell'Arena for
8 days. On 9 May at 2400, new lava which branches, on the 12th, toward
Portici and Torre del Greco. Strombolian activity at the cone. Lava until
the end of May, also toward il Mauro. Since 15 May, ash until Nov causing
damage to cultivated land. |
| 1 Jun 1771 |
28 Dec 1773 |
941 |
A |
|
Strombolian activity and emission of ash and
scoriae until Apr 1776. (De Bottis) |
| 29 Dec 1773 |
1 Feb 1774 |
34 |
IE effusive |
1 |
A lava flow from the NE side of the crater
to Canale dell'Arena flows until 16 Jan 1774. On 16 Jan, a new vent with
another flow to the North until Feb 1774. |
| 2 Feb 1774 |
3 Aug 1774 |
182 |
A |
|
Strombolian activity (De Bottis) |
| 4 Aug 1774 |
1 Dec 1774 |
119 |
IE effusive |
1 |
The lava flows cover the fracture of 1767
and 1771 and enter Canale dell'Arena until Dec. (De Bottis) |
| 2 Dec 1774 |
19 Dec 1775 |
382 |
A |
|
Strombolian
activity and smoke (De Bottis) |
| 20 Dec 1775 |
3 Apr 1776 |
105 |
IE effusive volume =48,7 x 10^6 m^3 lava 1770 to 1776 |
1-2 |
Outflow
at SE toward Ottaviano until 2 Jan 1776. On 3 Jan 1776, new fast flow (1.5
mile in 14 minutes) toward Fosso della Vetrana. On 4 Jan, new fracture
to the NW of the Cone with smoke and lava toward i Canteroni. It stops
on 12 Jan 1776. Lava again from 15 Jan to 16 Mar. On 15 Mar, collapse of
part of the crater with a new fracture to N-NW with lava emission until
3 Apr. (De Bottis) |
| 4 Apr 1776 |
28 Jul 1779 |
1210 |
A |
|
Collapse of the conelet at the beginning of
May 1776. |
| 29 Jul 1779 |
13 Aug 1779 |
15 |
FE (1779) effusive-explosive volume =3.5 x 10^6 m^3 lava
6.1 x 10^6 m^3 pyroclasts |
3-4 |
Lava flow since May 1779, from a fracture
to N-NE. Strombolian activity until 29 Jul. On this day, lava into Canale
dell'Arena and, on 2 Aug, into Canteroni. On the same day, new flow into
Atrio. On 3 Aug, at 1930, strong rumblings with tremor. Cloud of reddish
colour with ash and sands onto Ottaviano. Fracture on the north side of
the crater with lava to Piano delle Ginestre.In the night, two small lava
fountains at the crater. On 5 Aug at 1800, collapse of the conelet into
a fracture toward Ottaviano and Somma. Eruptive ash-cloud, sands and scoriae
onto Ottaviano, S.Giuseppe and Terzigno. Lava flows toward Ottaviano and
Fosso della Vetrana. On 7 Aug, strong earthquake with cloud and lightnings;
at 2400 lava fountains until 0445 of the 8th. The lava again flows into
Vallone di Ottaviano. New lava fountain at 2000 on the 8th. Ejection
up to 2000 m. Scoriae onto Portici and T. del Greco. Earthquakes felt
at Somma, T.del Greco, Resina and Portici. At 0130 on 9 Aug, hot scoriae
with pseudo-flows. Fall of products onto Ottaviano, Cacciabella, Nocera,
Palma, Lauro, Nola, Avellino, Monteforte, Montevergine as far as Puglia.
Extensive damages as far as 26 miles and a few casualties. At 0900 on the
9th, new cloud. On the 10th, rain and lahars in the northern part of the
volcano. On 11 Aug, strong earthquakes with explosions. At 2330, lahar
in S. Giuseppe. Ash fall until 15-8. Damages at Ottaviano (126000 ducati),
Somma (50000), Cacciabella (2277), Albertini (4434), Palma (20000), Santopaolo
(2248), Nola (20650), Avella (11920). Serious damage at Lauro, Mugnano,
Monteforte, Montevergine, around Benevento, Avellino, Ariano, Foggia, Lucera,
Manfredonia. Ashes as far as Albania. |
| 14 Aug 1779 |
17 Sep 1783 |
1495 |
R |
|
Earthquake felt in the vesuvian district as
far as Sorrento on 2 Oct 1779, with smoke at the crater; on 4 Oct, ash
mixed with rain; on 1 Nov, abundant smoke; on 13 Dec 1779, another earthquake;
no activity between 1780-1782 (De Bottis) |
| 18 Aug 1783 |
31 Oct 1785 |
805 |
A |
|
Mild explosion on 18 Aug 1783; increase of
activity on September with a new conelet (Alfano and Friedlander) |
| 1 Jul 1785 |
30 Nov 1787 |
882 |
IE effusive mildly explosive |
1 |
Since 2 Oct, there is a mild strombolian activity.
Increase since 31 Oct to 6 Nov 1786; Outflow of lava since 27 May 1787,
witnessed by Goethe on 30 May. On 21 Aug 1787, lava is witnessed into Canale
dell'Arena, forming a fall in Fosso della Vetrana into Fosso del Faraone
and, on 21 Aug, it was at 1 mile from Massa; in Oct, this flow destroyed
Romitorio dei Padri Basiliani. |
| 1 Dec 1787 |
31 Jul 1788 |
243 |
A |
|
Activity in the first seven months of the
year (Baratta and Alfano and Friedlander) |
| 1 Aug 1788 |
15 Aug 1788 |
14 |
IE effusive mildly explosive |
1 |
White smoke at the end of Jul 1788; in Aug:
60 smokers on a fracture of the crater 1.5 miles from the top; then lava,
two miles long, from the fracture; Strombolian activity from 6 to 15 Sep |
| 16 Sep 1788 |
4 Sep 1790 |
718 |
A |
|
On 5 Sep 1789, there is a report of an explosion
from 5 vents with extensive damages (Baratta) |
| 5 Sep 1790 |
16 Nov 1790 |
72 |
IE effusive explosive |
|
Intense activity since May 1790. Collapse
of the conelet in Sep . On 5 Sep, lava outflows toward il Mauro until the
17th. On 23 Sep, black smoke, ash fall, scoriae and lava flow, repeated
on the 24th. On the 25th, explosions. Two flows toward W and S. On the
27th, the lava stops at i Canteroni. Another branch into fosso Cocozzelli
and fosso di Ottaviano. Other flows on 1 and 3 Oct. On 9 Oct, ash until
the following day. Explosions on 11, 12, 14 (violent),16, 17 and 19 Oct.
On the 20th, new lava flow . On 24 and 25 Oct, explosions until 16 Nov. |
| 17 Nov 1790 |
15 Jun 1794 |
1306 |
A |
|
Strombolian activity during 1792-1794 (Baratta) |
| 16 Jun 1794 |
5 Jul 1794 |
19 |
FE (1794) effusive-explosive; Lateral volume = 23.5 x
10^6 m^3 (lava) |
3+ |
On 12 Jun, earthquake felt all over Campania
. At 0200 on the 16th, strong earthquake with an explosion and a fracture
in the cone at SW and NE. Emission of smoke at the crater. A lava from
the SW fracture invades Torre del Greco, and reaches the sea. The lava
flow from the other fracture toward T.Annunziata and il Mauro. Fall
of ashes at Resina and Torre del Greco (1 inch), at Ottaviano (3 palms=75
cm). Roofs collapses in Somma, Ottaviano and S.Anastasia. On 17 Jun, increase
of ash emission and collapse of the cone. Explosions until the 18th.
On the 20th, strong earthquake and another collapse of Gran Cono. Lahars
from 20 Jun until 6 Jul in Ottaviano, Somma, Bosco, Terzigno and T. Annunziata.
60 killed in Torre del Greco. Ash emission until 5 Jul and lahars in the
following days. Damages for 1.094.000 lire. Crops destroyed for two years.
S. Giuseppe, Ottaviano and Somma completely destroyed. Total casualties:
about 400. The crater, after the eruption, had a circumference of 2200
m and a depth of 150 m; the summit lost 121 m in height (Breislak and Winspeare) |
| 6 Jul 1794 |
14 Jan 1796 |
557 |
R |
|
Landslides in October 1795 |
| 15 Jan 1796 |
11 Aug 1804 |
3130 |
A |
|
Activity during Jan 1796 with increments in
1799 and Sep 1802; on 2 Nov 1803, the crater is 130 m deep with three conelets
(Duca Della Torre) |
