Nojima Fault

Nojima Fault
Side view of Nojima Fault
Nojima Fault in relation to 1995 Kobe Quake.

Nojima Fault (野島断層, Nojima Dansō) is a fault that was responsible for the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995 (Kobe Quake).[1] It cuts across Awaji Island, Japan and it is a branch of the Japan Median Tectonic Line which runs the length of the southern half of Honshu island.[2] The fault line itself and part of the damage caused by the Great Hanshin earthquake is preserved within the Nojima Fault Preservation Museum.

  1. ^ "7-2(2)The 1995 Southern Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake", Seismic Activity in Japan.
  2. ^ "Earthquakes in Japan" (PDF) (in Japanese). Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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