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1.Conditions when the earthquake happened
Outline of earthquake damage
At 05:46 on January 17, 1995 a strong earthquake of
level 6, level 7 (on the Japanese scale) struck in
south Hyogo Prefecture. This was far bigger than the
earthquake that occurred in 1952 which was recorded
at level 4.
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| Source of earthquake |
North Awaj Island
34_ 36" north latitude, 135_ 02" east longitude |
| Depth of Earthquake |
16km |
| Level of earthquake in each area |
6 (Kobe / Sumoto); 5 (Toyooka); 4 (Himeji) etc.;
7 Kobe City, Ashiya City, Nishinomiya City,
Takarazuka City, Hokudan Town, Ichinomiya Town
and a part of Tsuna Town |
| Magnitude |
7.3 |
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2.Features of the earthquake
| It was an earthquake of the inland - under city type that struck from north Awaji Island through Kobe City and the Hanshin district, an area with a dense population of over 3,500,000 and a center of the nation's economic activity.
Since it occurred at the relatively shallow depth of 16km, and since the fault sifted sideways, it was of the type that releases tremendous energy at once. |
3.An outline of the damage
(1) Features of the damage
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Since it was large-scale earthquake which struck a metropolis, not only were electricity, water, gas, etc. damaged, but also the railway, super express (Shinkansen) line, highways, new transports systems and inter-city and underground railway systems were destroyed, and basic lifeline infrastructure was ruined. |
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In areas where there was a dense concentration of old wooden houses, large numbers of house collapsed and fires broke out. Large-scale fires broke out particularly in Hyogo Ward and Nagata Ward, etc. in Kobe City. |
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Because the earthquake struck in the densely populated Kobe-Hanshin area, it was unavoidable that large numbers of people had to live in shelters. |
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(2) Damage Situation
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Hyogo Prefecture |
National Level |
| No. of deaths |
6,401 |
6,433 |
| No. of missing people |
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3 |
| No. of injured people |
40,092 |
43,792 |
Housing situation
(completely /seriously damaged)
No. of residences
No. of buildings |
439,608
240,956 |
460,357
249,180 |
| No. of people in shelters |
Approx. 320,000
people |
| Total cost of the damage |
¥9,926,800,000
(April 5, 1995 estimate) |
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4.Damage Situation and Recovery Situation
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| Damage in Shimoyamate-dori,
Chuo-ku, Kobe City |
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| Recovered Shimoyamate-dori,
Chuo-ku, Kobe City |
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| Damage in Mifune-dori,
Nagata-ku, Kobe City |
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| Recovered Mifune-dori,
Nagata-ku, Kobe City |
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| Damage in Sakaemachi-dori,
Chuo-ku, Kobe City |
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| Sakaemachi-dori, Chuo-ku,
Kobe City before the earthquake |
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![[写真]笑顔](../images/head_img01.jpg)
