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kobe harbour reminder of the earthquake

This photo shows part of Kobe harbour retained as a reminder of The Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995. This occurred at 5:46 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 1995. This earthquake is also called by the following names: Kobe, South Hyogo, Hyogo-ken Nanbu.

The earthquake had a local magnitude of 7.2. The duration was about 20 seconds. The focus of the earthquake was less than 20 km below Awaji-shima, an island in the Japan Inland Sea. This island is near the city of Kobe, which is a port city.

The earthquake was particularly devastating because it had a shallow focus.

The earthquake caused 5100 deaths, mainly in Kobe.

 

The Hanshin earthquake was the worst earthquake in Japan since the 1923 Tokyo earthquake

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