June 30, 1714 Eruption of Vesuvius

Name: June 30, 1714 Eruption of Vesuvius
Start: 1714-06-30
Location: Vesuvius, Italy

June 30, 1714

Vesuvius in Italy erupted on June 30, 1714. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Vesuvius, Italy, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: June 30, 1714
Volcano: Vesuvius, complex volcano
Country: Italy
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 40.821° N, 14.426° E

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

Other significant eruptions of Vesuvius

March 27, 1944VEI 3 · 27 deaths
April 4, 1906VEI 3 · 350 deaths · tsunami
March 10, 1905VEI 2 · 1 death
18739 deaths
April 24, 1872VEI 3 · 9 deaths
May 1813VEI 2 · tsunami
August 11, 1805VEI 2 · 4 deaths
June 15, 1794VEI 3 · 400 deaths
August 8, 1779VEI 3 · Deaths: few
May 20, 1737VEI 3 · 2 deaths
May 1698VEI 3 · tsunami
February 3, 1690VEI 3 · tsunami
August 12, 1682VEI 3 · 4 deaths
December 16, 1631VEI 5 · 4,000 deaths · tsunami
787VEI 3 · Deaths: few
August 25, 79VEI 5 · 2,100 deaths · tsunami
2420 BCVEI 5

Every eruption in 1714 The 1700s Vesuvius Earthquakes near Vesuvius This day in weather history

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 4849.