Eyewitness to the kobe earthquake international geographer. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Open up to over 6 million ebooks and audiobooks on awardwinning ereaders and the free rakuten kobo app. Hanshinawaji earthquake confirms the credibility of predictions of major. A crane and several construction vehicles lay toppled on a fractured road in kobe, japan, after a 7. Kobe and the surrounding area on friday morning marked a quarter century since the great hanshin earthquake devastated the region, killing 6,434 people in what was then japans worst postwar. The 1995 kobe earthquake is considered to be one of the most devastating and. The great hanshin earthquake, hanshin awaji daishinsai, or kobe earthquake, occurred on january 17, 1995 at 05. The guinness book of records lists it as the costliest natural disaster to. Such was its intensity that even the sensors on the other side of the world picked it. Read the case study on pages 270 and271 of the new wider world book and answer the following questions. The earthquake resulted in more than 6,000 deaths and over 30,000 injuries.
This document summarizes the information collected during as well as following this investigation. The great hanshin earthquake or kobe earthquake, occurred on january 17, 1995 at 05. Great hanshin earthquake news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2015 learn. Details are included in the report, january 17, 1995. We are alive, we are eating well, and we are living in the home of my wife kunies parents.
Geological survey publishes facts on earthquakes past and present, featuring information about. On january 17, 1995, a major earthquake struck near the city of kobe, japan, killing more than 6,000 and making more than 45,000 people homeless. The nojima fault on awaji island ruptured the ground surface with 1 to 2. The kobe earthquake, also referred to as the great hanshin earthquake, was a 7. The great hanshin earthquake, or kobe earthquake, was an earthquake that occurred on tuesday, january 17, 1995, at 05. Active faults around the seismogenic faults of the 1995jan17 kobe earthquake. Kobe, japan, earthquake geological society of america. The earthquake in kobe on january, 17, 1995 left 6,425 dead, injured 25,000.
The january 17, 1995 hyogokennanbu kobe earthquake govinfo. The january 17, 1995 hyogokennanbu earthquake of magnitude 7. Choose from 226 different sets of kobe earthquake flashcards on quizlet. Learn kobe earthquake with free interactive flashcards. Ibtimes uk looks at facts about the earthquake on the anniversary the earthquake was an inland shallow earthquake which occur along active. The great japan earthquake of 1923 history smithsonian. The haiti and kobe earthquake comparison by mr blob on.
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In terms of magnitude, this earthquake was not as large as some previous earthquakes in japan. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, family life, career, and death. A quarter century after the great hanshin earthquake devastated the port. However, the steelreinforcement specifications in the 1960s regulations had already been discovered to be.
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