the Kobe earthquake wasn't caused by a volcanic explsion, yes it occured at a destructive plate margine where the phillipine plate subducted under the eurasian plate but no vulcanism occured, the friction caused by the subduction caused the earthquake which has been identified to have a strike slip mechanism
The fault that caused the 1995 Kobe earthquake was the Nojima fault.
The Kobe earthquake occurred in Japan in the year 1995.
The cost of the repairs for Kobe after the earthquake was at least 160 billion yen.
it distroyed a lot of buildings
The 1995 Kobe earthquake was a magnitude 7.2. It lasted approximately 20 seconds, and because it was a strong, shallow quake it led to the death of 5100 people.
It was the Eurasian and the Philippine plates that moved and caused the earthquake in Kobe.
The Phillipene and the Eurashian
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It was named The Great Hanshin earthquake or Kobe earthquake.
The fault that caused the 1995 Kobe earthquake was the Nojima fault.
The Kobe earthquake occurred in Japan in the year 1995.
The Earthquake of Kobe occurred in Japan in 1995.
The Kobe earthquake was extremely strong. It caused an awful lot of damage and many people were devastated with the terrible damage. The strength was so strong that it caused the roads to crack, bulidings to collapes, things to fall aparts and much much more!
The cost of the repairs for Kobe after the earthquake was at least 160 billion yen.
it damaged lots of houses
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.
Its called the Kobe earthquake