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Earthquakes of these types are especially frequent in the coastal regions of northeastern Japan. [9] The Great Hanshin earthquake belonged to a third type, called an "inland shallow earthquake". [10] Earthquakes of this type occur along active faults. Even at lower magnitudes, they can be very destructive because they often occur near populated ...
Damage in Kobe An earthquake in Japan that occurred on Tuesday January 17, 1995 at 05:46 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture. It measured M w 6.8 on the Moment magnitude scale ( USGS ), [ 57 ] and Mj7.3 on the revised (7.2 on the old) JMA magnitude scale. [ 58 ]
- On Jan. 16, 1995, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit central Japan, devastating the western port city of Kobe. The worst earthquake to hit the country in 50 years killed more than 6,400 ...
Earthquake [26] Date Magnitude Area of Intensity 7 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake: January 17, 1995 6.9 M w [27] Kobe, Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Takarazuka, Tsuna, Hokudan, Ichinomiya 2004 Chūetsu earthquake: October 23, 2004 6.6 M w: Kawaguchi 2011 Tōhoku earthquake: March 11, 2011 9.0 M w: Kurihara [28] 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes: April 14, 2016
Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns major quakes could hit the area over the next week Japan earthquake – latest: Aftershocks continue in quake zone as death toll rises to 64 Skip to main content
Earthquake 11 Nov 1855: Tokyo: Also known as the great Edo earthquake. 6,434: Great Hanshin earthquake: Earthquake 17 Jan 1995: Awaji Island, near Kobe: Also known as the Kobe earthquake. 5,098: Typhoon Vera: Typhoon and tidal surge 26 Sep 1959: mainly, Ise Bay, Aichi Prefecture and Mie Prefecture: Also known as the Ise Bay Typhoon. 3,769: 1948 ...
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki prefecture on August 8, 2024. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern coast of Japan on Thursday, Aug. 8, prompting the ...
The moment magnitude of the earthquake is estimated at 6.6. [1] For comparison, the Great Hanshin earthquake, which devastated much of Kobe, measured 7 on the shindo scale, with a magnitude of 7.3. [5] The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.8 km.