Kobe Earthquake Disaster

The Great Hanshin earthquake or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995 in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale (X on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale). The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The focus of the earthquake was located 17 km beneath its epicenter, on the northern end of Awaji Island, 20 km away from the center of the city of Kobe.<br /><br />https://engineers-channel.blogspot.com/p/natural-disasters.html<br />