It was the Eurasian and the Philippine plates that moved and caused the earthquake in Kobe.
The Phillipene and the Eurashian
Its called the Kobe earthquake
an earthquake
A small island called awaji. about 20 km south west of Kobe
It was named The Great Hanshin earthquake or Kobe earthquake.
Miloplates
The Kobe earthquake occurred in Japan in the year 1995.
The Earthquake of Kobe occurred in Japan in 1995.
Lithospheric plates, which also are called tectonic plates, move towards or away from each other when an earthquake occurs.
earthquake
An earthquake