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Pompeii was severely damaged by a strong earthquake, which may have been a precursor to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the town 17 years later.
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AD 62
Calendar year
AD 62 (LXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marius and Afinius. The denomination AD 62 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pompeii
Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy
Pompeii was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, the city was buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
AD 62 Pompeii earthquake
Earthquake in Italy in AD 62
On 5 February AD 62, an earthquake of an estimated magnitude of between 5 and 6 and a maximum intensity of IX or X on the Mercalli scale struck the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, severely damaging them. The earthquake may have been a precursor to the eruption of Mount…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
Volcanic eruption in Italy during the Roman Empire
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