Archaeologists uncover possible evidence of earthquake during Pompeii volcano eruption

The remains of two people who are believed to have been killed by an earthquake that accompanied the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius have been found in the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. It is believed the wall of the house they were in collapsed before the arrival of the violent pyroclastic currents that buried the city. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of Pompeii archaeological park, said the discovery brought home even further 'the hell' of the human dimension of the tragedy