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
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