1590 Neulengbach earthquake
Contemporary illustration of the damage in Vienna | |
Vienna | |
| Local date | 15 September 1590 |
|---|---|
| Local time | Near midnight |
| Magnitude | 6.06±0.47 Mw |
| Epicenter | 48°18′N 15°30′E / 48.3°N 15.5°E |
| Type | Unknown |
| Total damage | Severe |
| Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong)–MMI IX (Violent) |
| Casualties | Unknown |
The Neulengbach earthquake of 1590 occurred on 15 September shortly before midnight amidst a long series of much weaker seismic activity starting on 29 June and with aftershocks reported until 12 November. It was the strongest historically documented earthquake in what today is Northeastern Austria.