The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan Earthquake · Damage · Nomenclature · Other aspects

On January 17, 1995, a major earthquake struck near Kobe, Japan, killing more than 6000 and making more than 45000 people homeless.

It lasted about 20 seconds and registered as a magnitude 6.9 (7.3 on the Richter scale). Its epicentre was the northern part of Awaji Island in the Inland Sea, ...

The earthquake resulted in more than 6,000 deaths and over 30,000 injuries. Fires following the earthquake incinerated the equivalent of 70 U.S. city blocks.

The main shock of the 1995 magnitude 7.2 (M 7.2) Kobe earthquake was located at the mid-point of the ATTL. The main shock also created a 9-km long rupture.

On Jan. 17, 1995, the Hanshin/Awaji Earthquake struck the densely populated Kobe, Japan, area with a Richter magnitude 7.2.

The January 17, 1995, earth- quake that devastated Kobe, Japan, caused about $100 billion in prop- erty losses, making it the most expensive earthquake ever to ...

Nearly 27,000 people were injured, and more than 45,000 homes were destroyed. The total cost of repairing the damage was estimated at more than $100 billion.

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In January 1995, a massive earthquake struck Hanshin and brought about drastic damage, especially in Kobe. The earthquake is remembered as one of the worst in ...