<P> The last major eruption was in March 1944 . It destroyed the villages of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio , Massa di Somma , Ottaviano , and part of San Giorgio a Cremano . From March 18 to 23 , 1944 , lava flows appeared within the rim . There were outflows . Small explosions then occurred until the major explosion took place on March 18 , 1944 . </P>
<P> The last major eruption was in March 1944 . It destroyed the villages of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio , Massa di Somma , Ottaviano , and part of San Giorgio a Cremano . From March 18 to 23 , 1944 , lava flows appeared within the rim . There were outflows . Small explosions then occurred until the major explosion took place on March 18 , 1944 . </P>
when was the last time mt . vesuvius erupted
when was the last time mt . vesuvius erupted
March 1944
March 1944