1857 Basilicata earthquake
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The 1857 Basilicata earthquake occurred on 16 December in the Basilicata region of Italy southeast of the city of Naples. The epicentre was in Montemurro, on the western border of the modern province
Damage to the village of Pertosa, a photograph by Alphonse Bernoud
Caggiano
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Caggiano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
1857 Basilicata earthquake
…the central point of the fissure, the theoretical seismic centre, was 9.25 kilometres (5.75 mi) deep. Mallet located his epicentre near the village of Caggiano, not far from Polla, but later examination of his data suggested that there was a second focus near Montemurro, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the…
Piazza Lago in Caggiano vista dal Castello
Castle
St. Salvatore church
St. Anthony church