Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Great Neapolitan Earthquake was an earthquake that occurred on December 16, 1857, 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 of Potenza. Several towns were destroyed, and estimated fatalities were around 11,000 - 12,000. At the time it was the third largest known earthquake, and has been estimated to have been of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter Scale. Early in 1858, aided by a grant from the Royal Society, Robert Mallet visited the devastated area, and spent over two months studying the effects of the disaster, paying special attention to the damage caused to buildings. His extensive report was published in 1862, and remains a memorable work in the history of seismology.

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