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
Viggiano
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Viggiano is a comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Corleto Perticara, Grumento Nova, Laurenzana, Marsicovetere, and
1857 Basilicata earthquake
…Atena Lucana, Brienza, Calvello, Castelsaraceno, Marsico Nuovo, Missanello, Paterno, Polla, Sant'Angelo Le Fratte, Sarconi, Spinoso, Tito, Tramutola and Viggiano. In all of these places there was severe damage with most buildings destroyed. Early in 1858, aided by a grant from the Royal Society, Robert Mallet…
View of Viggiano