Great Hanshin earthquake

Great Hanshin earthquake
兵庫県南部地震; 阪神・淡路大震災
	The damaged Kobe Route of the Hanshin Expressway
	USGS ShakeMap
	Kobe Kobe
UTC time	1995-01-16 20:46:53
ISC event	124708
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	January 17, 1995
Local time	05:46:53 JST
Duration	~20 seconds
Magnitude	7.3 MJMA; 6.9 Mw
Depth	17.6 km (10.9 mi)
Epicenter	34°35′N 135°04′E / 34.59°N 135.07°E
Fault	Nojima
Type	Strike-slip
Areas affected	Japan
Total damage	$200 billion (USD)
Max. intensity	JMA 7 (MMI XI–XII)
Peak acceleration	0.91 g ; 891 gal
Casualties	5,502–6,434 killed ; 36,896–43,792 injured ; 251,301–310,000 displaced

The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) 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 (XI–XII on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale).^[6] 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.

Approximately 6,434 people died as a result of this earthquake; about 4,600 of them were from Kobe.^[7] Among major cities, Kobe, with its population of 1.5 million, was the closest to the epicenter and hit by the strongest tremors. This was Japan's deadliest earthquake in the 20th century after the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, which claimed more than 105,000 lives.^[8]

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^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972). "Significant Earthquake Database" (Data Set). National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ International Seismological Centre. On-line Bulletin. Thatcham, United Kingdom. [Event 124708].
^ The City of Kobe (January 1, 2009). "Statistics" (PDF). The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: Statistics and Restoration Progress. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
^ Kobe City FIRE Bureau (January 17, 2006). "被害の状況". 阪神・淡路大震災. Kobe City Fire Bureau. Archived from the original on April 14, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
^ "Japan remembers more than 6,400 victims of Kobe earthquake after 22 years". EFE. January 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

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[4] National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972). "Significant Earthquake Database" (Data Set). National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[5] International Seismological Centre. On-line Bulletin. Thatcham, United Kingdom. [Event 124708].

[Kobe@en-6] The City of Kobe (January 1, 2009). "Statistics" (PDF). The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: Statistics and Restoration Progress. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2009.

[casualties-7] Kobe City FIRE Bureau (January 17, 2006). "被害の状況". 阪神・淡路大震災. Kobe City Fire Bureau. Archived from the original on April 14, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2008.

[8] "Japan remembers more than 6,400 victims of Kobe earthquake after 22 years". EFE. January 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

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兵庫県南部地震阪神・淡路大震災
The damaged Kobe Route of the Hanshin Expressway
USGS ShakeMap
Kobe Show map of Japan Kobe Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture
UTC time	1995-01-16 20:46:53
ISC event	124708
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	January 17, 1995 (1995-01-17)
Local time	05:46:53 JST
Duration	~20 seconds
Magnitude	7.3 M_JMA 6.9 M_w^[1]
Depth	17.6 km (10.9 mi)^[1]
Epicenter	34°35′N 135°04′E / 34.59°N 135.07°E / 34.59; 135.07^[1]
Fault	Nojima
Type	Strike-slip^[2]
Areas affected	Japan
Total damage	$200 billion (USD)^[3]
Max. intensity	JMA 7 (MMI XI–XII)^[4]^[5]
Peak acceleration	0.91 g 891 gal
Casualties	5,502–6,434 killed^[2] 36,896–43,792 injured^[2] 251,301–310,000 displaced^[2]