Kobe Earthquake 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesASAQA Created by: Charlottie12Created on: 12-05-18 14:38 Kobe Earthquake Population: 1.4 million Date: 17th January 1995 Time: 5:46am Magnitude rating: 6.9 Kobe is an indutrial city 1 of 4 Causes Japan loacted along major subduction zone Philippines plate (Oceanic crust) is forced downwards onto the Eurasian plate (Continental crust) located on a minor fault - Nojima fault 30 to 50km long rupture Prediction was absent 2 of 4 Damage $100 billion damage (2.5% of Japans GDP) 67,500 buildings fully collapsed 55,000 buildings partially collapsed (20% of CBD buildings were usable afterwards) 250,000 made homless 85% schools damaged 175 fires (55 immediate) 6,400 dead 35,000 injured 600 shelters for 237,000 people 3 of 4 Problems Unemployment rose local industries relocated or decreased production quantities port activity transferred elsewhere affected Japanese economy 4 of 4
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