eruption of 79 AD
Vesuvius entered the history of volcanology with the eruption of 79 AD. The eruption destroyed Pompeiii, Herculaneum, Oplonti and Stabiae and caused the death of many people. Before the eruption of 79, a lot of earthquakes happened, but were disregarded by the local families. ... During the night of the first day of the eruption, and for the most of the following day, the houses of Misenum were shaken by earthquakes that caused a panic.