Kobe 1995 Flashcards
Case study
1
Q
Location
A
Hanshin, Kobe, (southern Japan)
2
Q
When
A
Early morning January 1995
3
Q
Nature of event
A
Epicenter 20km from Kobe city - densely populated Focal depth 16km - shallow powerful Magnitude 7.2 1300 aftershocks 20 second long tremors
4
Q
Social
A
5,000 killed
300,000 homeless
30 km section of track of Bullet train buckled
5
Q
Economic
A
~$100 billion
Hanshin Expressway remained closed yr later
6
Q
Environmental
A
20 second tremor lead to liquefaction
Fires brown out
