The Basilicata earthquake (also known as the…
December 1857 CE
The epicenter is in Montemurro, on the western border of the modern province of Potenza.
Several towns are destroyed, and estimated fatalities were around ten thousand.
At this time it is the third largest known earthquake, and has been estimated to have been of magnitude 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).