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Eyewitness to the kobe earthquake international geographer. The lack of a mechanism in tokyo to promptly gather information. Open up to over 6 million ebooks and audiobooks on awardwinning ereaders and the free rakuten kobo app. The guinness book of records lists it as the costliest natural disaster to. Details are included in the report, january 17, 1995. The weather conditions were not unusual for a helicopter pilot to fly in, nor were they unsafe at the departure airport, writes longtime pilot les.
Geological survey publishes facts on earthquakes past and present, featuring information about. The earthquake resulted in more than 6,000 deaths and over 30,000 injuries. Great hanshin earthquake news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2015 learn. The great hanshin earthquake, or kobe earthquake, was an earthquake that occurred on tuesday, january 17, 1995, at 05.
The january 17, 1995 hyogokennanbu kobe earthquake govinfo. Choose from 226 different sets of kobe earthquake flashcards on quizlet. The nojima fault on awaji island ruptured the ground surface with 1 to 2. The earthquake in kobe on january, 17, 1995 left 6,425 dead, injured 25,000. Learn kobe earthquake with free interactive flashcards. In terms of magnitude, this earthquake was not as large as some previous earthquakes in japan. Public roads aftermath of the kobe earthquake, fall 1996. The great japan earthquake of 1923 history smithsonian.
The great hanshin earthquake or kobe earthquake, occurred on january 17, 1995 at 05. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. This document summarizes the information collected during as well as following this investigation. Facts about the kobe earthquake great hanshin earthquake. The haiti and kobe earthquake comparison by mr blob on.
The great hanshin earthquake, hanshin awaji daishinsai, or kobe earthquake, occurred on january 17, 1995 at 05. On january 17, 1995, a major earthquake struck near the city of kobe, japan, killing more than 6,000 and making more than 45,000 people homeless. A crane and several construction vehicles lay toppled on a fractured road in kobe, japan, after a 7. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, family life, career, and death. Kobe, japan, earthquake geological society of america.
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