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Historic Earthquake
Great Hanshin Earthquake
16 January 1995 · Sw Honshu, Kobe · Japan
On 16 January 1995 at 20:46 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Japan (Sw Honshu, Kobe), at a depth of 17 km. It occurred on the Amur Plate, 230 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 6,434 people and injured 43,792. 186,175 homes were destroyed. It is the 45th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 16 January 1995
- Time
- 20:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Depth
- 17 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 6,434
- Injuries
- 43,792
- Homes Destroyed
- 186,175
- Homes Damaged
- 274,182
- Estimated Damage
- 100.0 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Amur Plate
- Country
- Japan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20042004 Kii Peninsula Earthquake · M 7.4
- 19461946 Nankai Earthquake · M 8.31,362 deaths
- 19441944 Tōnankai Earthquake · M 8.11,223 deaths
- 19431943 Tottori Earthquake · M 7.41,400 deaths
- 19271927 North Tango Earthquake · M 7.33,022 deaths
- 1906Near S Coast Honshu · M 8.4
- 19051905 Geiyo Earthquake · M 7.811 deaths
- 1900Sea of Japan · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth