Damage 1590 Neulengbach earthquake
the damaged city tower of ząbkowice Śląskie
significant destruction occurred in vienna, @ time had 50,000 inhabitants living within fortified , densely urban area covered today innermost city center. upper half of st. michael s church tower collapsed in spite of steel reinforcements, scottish abbey severely damaged, , southern tower of st. stephen s cathedral suffered well. @ time not customary document damage property did not serve sacral purposes or directly used aristocracy, , little information has survived concerning destruction , harm inflicted on ordinary citizens. therefore, fact death of 9 people in collapsing traveller s hostel mentioned in chronicles suggests number of urban casualties cannot have been significant.
at zwentendorf, 40 km north of presumed epicenter, local parish church heavily damaged became unusable. (exposure of particular area seismic risk played significant role in public debate erupted in 1970s concerning plans nuclear power plant near zwentendorf.) vaults , roofs collapsed @ mauerbach charterhouse west of vienna, , many fortifications in lower austria (e.g., @ sieghartskirchen , altlengbach) needed substantial repair.
apparently, seismic event propagated far along vienna transform fault did not extend southward of alps. strong shocks reported 300 km north of epicenter, @ places such abertham in westernmost part of bohemia , frankenstein in silesia disfigured city tower can still seen.
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