4 AUGUST AD 79
It didn't
March 1944
Pliny the younger viewed the great Mt Versuvius eruption from a distance and was the first to write down and record a volcanic eruption
The latest eruption was in 2008.
The last eruption was February to March 2000.
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The last eruption of Mt. Popocatepetl was Aug. 16, 2016.
The last eruption for Mount Vesuvius was in 1944. I saw a movie on this today. If you didn't know, it also erupted in 79 A.D. in Pompeii killing 5,000 people. (1/4 of their entire population.)