It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale (XI–XII on the Modified Mercalli intensity ... Earthquake · Intensity · Other aspects · Disaster planning

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 quake had a moment magnitude of 6.9 and cost more than $100 billion in damage. The Kobe government spent years constructing new facilities to attract ...

The January 17, 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake of magnitude 7.2 in JMA scale (Mw = 6.9), which struck Kobe, Japan and its surrounding area was the most severe ...

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 ...

Great Hanshin earthquake (Japanese: 阪神・淡路大震災) is a major earthquake that occurred in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on January 17, 1995.

In 20 seconds of violence that registered 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale (7.2 on the Richter Scale), virtually every part of the Japanese port city of Kobe ...

The earthquake measured 7.2 magnitude and was the biggest to hit Japan for 47 years. It struck at 0546 local time just as commuters were starting their journey ...

The earthquake had a local magnitude of 7.2. The duration was about 20 ... The earthquake caused 5100 deaths, mainly in Kobe. The Hanshin earthquake ...