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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 ...
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
(Hanshin-Awaji Daishinsai ) northern end of Awaji Island: 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 , [57] and Mj7.3 on the revised (7.2 on the old) JMA magnitude scale. [58]
Scenes of buildings reduced to rubble were beamed around the world this week following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that ... 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake, also known as the Kobe quake, while many ...
The Great Hanshin Earthquake, which occurred on January 17, 1995, in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, was a devastating event. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale.
So a 5.0 earthquake is ten times stronger than a 4.0. The magnitude and effect of an earthquake, according to Michigan Technological University: Below 2.5: Generally not felt. 2.5 to 5.4: Minor or ...
Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns major quakes could hit the area over the next week
Unlike the Richter and moment magnitude scales, it is not a measure of the total energy (magnitude, or size) of an earthquake, but rather of how much the earth shakes at a given geographic point. The Mercalli intensity scale uses personal reports and observations to measure earthquake intensity but PGA is measured by instruments, such as ...