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The Kobe earthquake occurred on Jan 17th 1995 at 5.46 am. It mesured about 7.2 on the Richter scale.
· The earthquake took place in Kobe, 1995
· On the moment magnitude scale the kobe earthquake is 6.8,
· and mij 7.3 on the revised 7.2 on the old JMA magnitude with tremors that just lasted 20 seconds.
· Hundreds of people are feared dead and thousands injured after a powerful earthquake struck Japan at dawn
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∙ 13y agoThe magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit at 05:46:23 UTC Universal time on Friday March 11, 2011.
That's 12:46:23 EST Eastern Standard time and 14:46:23 Local Japan time.
You can see what time that was in your area in the related link.
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What medc country has had an earthquake?
Earthquake in Kobe Japan (MEDC) 1995.
How many jobs were affected in the Kobe earthquake?
it was nothing
Did mr endo survive Kobe earthquake?
Mr.Endo survived because he had went to see his son on the sixteenth of January which was the night before the earthquake which took him away from Kobe and stopped him from getting killed.
What plate movements happened during Kobe's earthquake?
Eurasian and Pacific
What 2 tectonic plates caused the Kobe earthquake?
The Phillipene and the Eurashian
What time did the Kobe earthquake start?
5:00 am
What is the name of the earthquake which occurred in Kobe in 1923?
It was named The Great Hanshin earthquake or Kobe earthquake.
When did the Kobe earthquake occur and in which country can Kobe be found?
The Kobe earthquake occurred in Japan in the year 1995.
What year was the earthquake of Kobe in Japan?
The Earthquake of Kobe occurred in Japan in 1995.
What plates caused the Kobe earthquake?
It was the Eurasian and the Philippine plates that moved and caused the earthquake in Kobe.
Cost of damage in Kobe earthquake?
The cost of the repairs for Kobe after the earthquake was at least 160 billion yen.
How did the Kobe earthquake affect Kobe?
it damaged lots of houses
What was the mercalli scale for the Kobe earthquake?
The Richter scale pf the Kobe earthquake is 7.2, and it corresponds to 11 on the Mercalli scale, as it measures the destruction of the earthquake.
What was the name for the earthquake in japan 1995?
Its called the Kobe earthquake
Where did Kobe earthquake happen YER?
in Kobe witch is in Japann derrr
How much did it cost to fix Kobe after the Kobe earthquake?
$100 billion
Was the Kobe earthquake on a conservative margin?
no
