The earthquake hit at 5:46 am on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1995, in the southern part of Hyōgo prefecture, west-central Honshu. It lasted about 20 seconds and ...

Area shaded purple is Kobe. Most of the largest earthquakes in Japan are caused by subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate or Pacific Plate, with mechanisms ... Earthquake · Damage · Nomenclature · Other aspects

The quake struck in the pre-dawn darkness of Jan. 17, 1995. In 20 seconds of violence that registered 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale (7.2 on the Richter ...

At this plate margin, the Pacific plate is being pushed under the Eurasian plate, stresses build up and when they are released the Earth shakes. This is known ...

18 авг. 2019 г. · The Kobe quake was a result of an east-west strike-slip fault where the Eurasian and Philippine plates interact. The quake had a moment ...

The 1995 Hanshin-Awaji earth- quake confirms that even moderate events can cause major property losses when they occur directly within a modern urban area.

The obtained result is consistent with the view that the Kobe earthquake was caused by a rupture of the ATTL which released almost all the moment accumulated ...

At this plate margin, the Pacific plate is being pushed under the Eurasian plate, stresses build up and when they are released the Earth shakes. This is known ...

The probable causes of the damage are examined, although it should be emphasized that several investigations are currently being carried out to determine more.