Yes, Mount Vesuvius is considered an active volcano. It very well could erupt again. Mount Vesuvius sits on top of an extremely deep layer of magma that goes 154 miles into the earth.

What will happen if Vesuvius erupts again?

When Mount Vesuvius eventually erupts again, 18 towns that are home to nearly 600,000 people could be wiped out in an area known as the “red zone”. Burning ash and pumice put other people up to 12 miles away at risk as well.

How many times has Mount Vesuvius erupted?

Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, has erupted more than 50 times. Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under a thick carpet of volcanic ash.