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The eruption of Pompeii lasted around 24 hours. This is 24 hours of four million tonnes of pumice, rock and ash raining on the city and suffocating the people who were unable to escape.
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Why did the Pompeii take place?
An earthquake under the volcano caused Mt Vesuvius to erupt and bury the town under volcanic debris.
Who was involved in Pompeii?
No one was involved in Pompeii. The eruption of the volcano was an act of nature.
Pompeii 79 ad?
In 79 AD Pompeii was destroyed by the volcano, Mt. Vesuvius.
Italian city buried by a volcano in 79 ad?
It was the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried Pompeii in 79.
A volcano that is erupting or has shown signs that it may erupt is called what?
active
Who made the volcano erupt in Pompeii?
Nobody made it erupt. It simply happened as a result of natural forces.
Is the pompeii volcano going to erupt again?
don,t know but is still active
Why did Pompeii euruppet how did it uruppet?
Pompeii didn't erupt. Mount Vesuvius - a volcano - erupted in 79AD. The ash from the volcano buried Pompeii and a neighboring town, Herculaneum. For more detailed information check out the many websites devoted to this event.
When was the volcanic eruption of Mount Etna that destroyed pompeii?
Pompeii does not erupt. Pompeii was a city that was buried by ash and pumice in 79 AD, during an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius.
How did Mount Vesuvius erupt in Italy?
The stuff inside the volcano was building up,and it broke through the volcano. Then it turned into ash and that's how Pompeii happened.
How do you use erupt in a sentence?
Overheating some spaghetti sauce caused an eruption in the cooking class. The historical eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the Greek city of Pompeii. A skin eruption should be kept clean to avoid infection.
What is a volcano called that never erupt for a long time?
Volcano
How many hours did mount vesuvius erupt for?
Mt. Vesusius erupted for 2.3 hours. It took that long to get the city of Pompeii covered with ash and volcano crap
How long does mount Everest take to erupt?
Mount Everest does not erupt as it is not a volcano.
When will volcano Cotopaxi erupt again?
It is impossible to make long-term predictions of when a volcano will next erupt.
What is a volcano that does not erupt called?
It can be called an active, dormant or extinct volcano. An active volcano erupts regularly and frequently, however, it might not erupt at some times. A dormant volcano rarely erupts. Therefore, it does not erupt for most of the time. An extinct volcano does not erupt anymore.
Who was the reign when Pompeii erupted?
Titus
