{"id":33,"date":"2024-07-22T19:07:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T19:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cele.bluecar.site\/2024\/07\/22\/pompeii-is-hit-by-earthquakes-after-the-eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-scientists\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T19:07:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T19:07:23","slug":"pompeii-is-hit-by-earthquakes-after-the-eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cele.bluecar.site\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Pompeii is hit by earthquakes after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius: scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are shocked.<\/p>\n

Earthquake activity as damaging as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius bears some of the blame for the total destruction of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in AD 79, a new study suggests.<\/p>\n

The significant seismic upheaval\u2014which is consistent with the found writings describing the rocking terrain by the Roman high-ranking Pliny the Younger\u2014”played an important role in the destruction of Pompeii and, perhaps, influenced the choices of the Pompeians who faced an inevitable death”. said the author of the study Dr. Domenico Sparise. <\/p>\n

Earthquakes played a major role in the eruption of Pompeii. Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The surprising new findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science.<\/p>\n

Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions usually occur together. Sometimes seismic activity can even trigger a volcano ready to erupt, according to the US Geological Survey.<\/p>\n