Powerful Earthquake Hits Kobe, Japan
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Economics, Disasters, Natural Phenomena
- Subcategories: Earth Sciences, Geology, Geologists
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Japan
- Date: January 17, 1995
Article abstract: The Kobe, Japan, earthquake of January 17, 1995, killed 5,500 people, injured 37,000, and did damage exceeding $50 billion, one of the most costly natural disasters on record.
Japan’s Geology
Kobe’s population of 1.4 million lives along a narrow coastal plain on the southern coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. The city is Japan’s second largest seaport and an important industrial center. Honshu and the other islands that make up Japan are located along the Ring of Fire that rims the Pacific Ocean, where the collision of great...
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