Some 75,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed during the earthquake and its aftershocks. Road and rail links were damaged, making it difficult for fire engines and ambulances to reach the worst affected parts of the city. Gas and water supplies were cut off, as were telecommunications links.
The Rokko Island Hotel in Kobe, Japan survived the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake. It was one of the few buildings in the area to remain standing and operational after the devastating earthquake.
The epicenter of the Kobe earthquake was 34.6 N 135.0 E, Awajishima Island, 20 miles south of Kobe. Kobe is Japan's 6th largest city with the world's 6th largest port. This earthquake occured on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 am local time.
Approx. 6400 people died in the Kobe earthquake most suffocated or were burnt to death in the flames that spread through Kobe on the 17th January 1995. So far the amount of people that have died in the Japanese earthquake is 10,000 people.
it happened because of the earths movement no offence but that wasnt a very good answer. it happened because the asthenosphere (not spelt correctly) in the mantle moved because the plates flowed over the top of the liquid magma. No! it was the earths plates sliding against eachother that cause the earthquake.
The Great Lisbon Earthquake occurred on November 1, 1755. It was a massive earthquake that struck the city of Lisbon, Portugal, causing widespread destruction and resulting in a significant loss of life.
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It was named The Great Hanshin earthquake or Kobe earthquake.
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God said it was time for Japan to witness his powers.
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The Hanshin earthquake brings on the same short-term and long-term effects as most other natural disasters. The areas affected will see a strong influx of income as the area rebuilds, and in the long run, this income will provide a more reliable, productive economy.
It was the Kobe earthquake of 1995, also called Great Hanshin earthquake which was a large-scale earthquake in the Ōsaka-Kōbe (Hanshin) metropolitan area of western Japan that was among the strongest, deadliest, and costliest to ever strike that country.
The Great Hanshin earthquake, also known as the Kobe earthquake, struck Japan on January 17, 1995. It had a magnitude of 6.9 and caused widespread destruction in the city of Kobe and surrounding areas. The earthquake resulted in over 6,000 deaths and left thousands more injured and displaced.
The Rokko Island Hotel in Kobe, Japan survived the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake. It was one of the few buildings in the area to remain standing and operational after the devastating earthquake.
The great Hanshin earthquake occurred in Japan in 1995 for approximately 20 seconds and over 6,000 people lost their lives. It is estimated to have cost about ten trillion yen ($100 billion USD) in damages. See the related link listed below for more information:
not too many as they were able to control the situation fairly quickly and get people evacuated_____________________________________________________________CORRECTION : 14,616 deaths , 5,278 injured and 11,111 people missing .