Great Hanshin earthquake

Great Hanshin earthquake

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	6.9 Mw[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
Max. intensity	JMA 7 XI (Extreme)-XII (Extreme)
Peak acceleration	0.8 g
Casualties	5,502–6,434 killed[2] 36,896–43,792 injured[2] 251,301–310,000 displaced[2]

Great Hanshin earthquake (Japanese: 阪神・淡路大震災) is a major earthquake that occurred in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on January 17, 1995.^[3][4] The quake caused catastrophic damage and killed 6,434 people.^[5][6] Kobe and its surrounding areas, as well as the northern Awaji Island, were particularly severely damaged.^[7] This was Japan's deadliest earthquake in the 20th century after the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, which claimed more than 105,000 lives.

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3. ↑ NHK. "阪神・淡路大震災". テレビ60年 特選コレクション | NHKアーカイブス (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
4. ↑ 第２版, 世界大百科事典. "阪神･淡路大震災とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. ↑ "【特集】阪神・淡路大震災". www.kobe-np.co.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
6. ↑ "気象庁｜「阪神・淡路大震災から２０年」特設サイト". www.data.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
7. ↑ 小項目事典, 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),百科事典マイペディア,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典. "阪神・淡路大震災とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)