Napoli Supervolcano

In late 1943 there are hundreds of earthquakes in the Napoli(greater Naples region) region. From 6 January to 23 February 1944, lava flows appeared within the rim of Mount Vesuvius and there were outflows. The activity paused on 23 February and resumed on 13 March. Small explosions then occurred until the major explosion took place on 18 March 1944. The eruption could be seen from the centre of Naples. several million tonnes of ash are ejected into the Napoli region.

The earthquakes begin to build, by the 20th March 1944 the earthquakes are now constant at 3.5-4 in the Richter scale with daily ones above 5.5.