Tsunami — Kobe, Japan

When

16 Jan 1995

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

34.59° N, 135.07° E

Deaths

6434

Injuries

43792

Damage musd

100000

Houses destroyed

186175

Max water height m

0.34

Source quake magnitude

6.9

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake in Japan on January 17, 1995

The Kobe earthquake, also known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake , occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region of Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale. The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds.

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