2 events with tag "pyroclastic"
79
ID: 5939
August 25, 79
First pyroclastic surge hits Herculaneum - 1 AM, 400°C cloud races down at 100 mph, kills everyone instantly, bodies carbonized
ID: 5939
79
ID: 5941
August 25, 79
Final pyroclastic surge hits Pompeii - 6:30 AM, kills remaining residents instantly, bodies create voids in ash forming famous casts
ID: 5941