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volcanic activity caused the most destruction in pompeii
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Is Mt Vesuvius located on or by a mountain range?
Mount Vesuvius is located on what is known as the Campanian Volcanic Arc. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and caused the destruction of Pompeii.
What causes earquake?
dunno what happends in your ear, but earthquakes is caused by rupture of geological faults, but also by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments.
1. What island blew up in August 1883 spreading dust and debris for thousands of miles and provoking earthquakes and tidal waves that caused tremendous destruction and loss of life?
Krakatoa (or Krakatau) had a volcanic eruption in 1883
Are volcanic islands caused by earthquakes?
It is more accurate to say that the process that creates volcanic islands also produces earthquakes.
What volcanic explosion was caused by the Kobe Earthquake?
the Kobe earthquake wasn't caused by a volcanic explsion, yes it occured at a destructive plate margine where the phillipine plate subducted under the eurasian plate but no vulcanism occured, the friction caused by the subduction caused the earthquake which has been identified to have a strike slip mechanism
Is Mt Vesuvius located on or by a mountain range?
Mount Vesuvius is located on what is known as the Campanian Volcanic Arc. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and caused the destruction of Pompeii.
What caused the formation of Hawaii?
Volcanic activity.
The Islands of Hawaii are caused by?
They were created by volcanic activity.
What makes the volcanoes crater?
A volcanic crater is a circular depression caused by volcanic activity.
What do scientists think has caused the volcanic activity on the moon?
because....
What caused the island to form?
The Galápagos Islands were formed by volcanic activity.
How volcano destroyed the city of pompeii?
Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, which is a stratovolcano near the Bay of Naples. Prior to the eruption that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD, two earthquakes preceded in 62AD and 64AD which caused widespread destruction. The eruption of Vesuvius per se was in two phases; first there was a Plinian eruption that produced a large amount of pumice that settled over Pompeii and Herculaneum and then a pyroclastic flows followed.
What is the process of a seamount?
They are usually volcanic in nature but sumtimes they are caused by tectonic activity.
How did Pompeii take place?
An earthquake under the volcano caused Mt Vesuvius to erupt and bury the town under volcanic debris.
Why did the Pompeii take place?
An earthquake under the volcano caused Mt Vesuvius to erupt and bury the town under volcanic debris.
What is a summit crater?
A summit crater is a circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity.
What caused the most destruction in Pompeii ashes earthquakes or lava?
It was the volcano ash because it suffocated all the people who stayed in Pompeii, and it also buried the town under 8 ft of ash. This also caused roofs to collapse under its weight.
