1995 Kobe, Japan Earthquake
Kobe, Japan — January 17, 1995
The 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake devastated Kobe and surrounding areas, killing 6,434 people and causing $200 billion in damage. The earthquake revealed critical vulnerabilities in Japan's urban infrastructure and fundamentally transformed earthquake engineering and emergency response standards in Japan.
Earthquake Facts
Magnitude
M6.9
Date
Jan 17, 1995
Depth
16 km
Deaths
6,434
Latitude
34.583°
Longitude
135.017°
Tsunami
No
Region
Kobe, Japan
Tectonic Cause
Strike-slip rupture on the Nojima Fault in the Kinki Triangle tectonic region of southwest Japan. The fault runs along the northern coast of Awaji Island beneath Osaka Bay.
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