Question: is mt vesuvius still active today?
Answer: Photo by Italian Air Force from Green and Short (1971). Vesuvius has erupted about three dozen times since 79 A.D., most recently from 1913-1944. ... It has not erupted since then, but Vesuvius is an active volcano , it will erupt again. The oldest dated rock at Mt Vesuvius is about 300,000 years old.