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    Why did Mrs. Endo die? On the 17th of January 1995‚ a great earthquake struck the Japanese city of Kobe at 5:40 am. Over 80% of the quake victims died together with Mrs Endo‚ her husband‚ however‚ did not! There are numerous reasons why‚ the aim of this essay is to explain them to you. The earthquake started due to the fact that Kobe is situated among 3 of the Earth’s tectonic plates (The Eurasian‚ the Pacific and the Philippine plates).Stress had been strengthening in the rocks of the Philippine

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    Kobe Earthquake – Case Study Kobe Earthquake – Case Study In the early morning of January the 17th 1995 instruments in a lab in western Japan picked up a burst of intense electro-magnetic radiation. It was the signature of a massive earthquake which had just struck the City of Kobe from its epicentre 20 kilometres to the south west. There was no warning‚ 180‚000 buildings were destroyed‚ an urban area 20 kilometres long and 4 kilometres wide was totally wrecked. Nothing moved in or out of Kobe

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    Comparing Kobe and Sichuan Earthquake- “The wealth of a country influences the nature of the earthquake event experienced there”. With reference to the Kobe earthquake (1995) and Sichuan earthquake (2008)‚ decide whether this statement is true or not. This statement can be true in a number of ways‚ because an MEDCs have generally better infrastructures made for withstanding huge earthquakes unlike LEDCs where houses (especially squatter settlements) are damaged very easily and this makes the

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    Kobe Earthquake An earthquake occurred on January 17th‚ 1995‚ at 5:46 am in the south-central part of Japan. This earthquake registered as 7.2 on the Richter scale and caused mass destruction. It was thus named The Great Hanshin Earthquake. It later earned the name as the Kobe Earthquake due to the amount of damage that Kobe‚ Japan suffered. Its focus was only 16 km below ground. Shock-waves splintered buildings‚ destroyed roads‚ and ruptured mains of gas‚ water‚ and electricity. Over 6‚400 people

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    Kobe Earthquake Essay Write a 700 word essay with the title: ‘What were the primary and secondary effects of the Kobe earthquake and why do you think it had such a big impact?’ Tips: Break your essay into 4 main paragraphs. These should cover the following things: Paragraph 1 − Introduce where Kobe is − Explain a few things about the city − Explain why the Earthquake happened i.e type of plate boundary etc Paragraph 2 − Explain what a primary hazard is − Explain each of

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    The Kobe earthquake (also known as the Great Hanshin earthquake‚ Hanshin meaning Osaka-Kobe) was a tragic disaster on several levels. The earthquake lasted just twenty seconds but caused so much damage‚ trauma and of course‚ loss. The focus of the earthquake was 16km beneath the epicentre‚ 20km from the city of Kobe. Japan‚ ironically‚ was named the “most earthquake proof country” before this disaster occurred. The earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale and many more died from the fires that

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    While an earthquake the size of the Kobe quake in 1995; 7.3 on the Richter scale (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica)‚ can be expected to cause wide spread damage‚ Japan did validate that building codes can be an effective mitigation tool. While upwards of 100‚000 wood manufactured older homes collapsed during the 20 second earthquake‚ a large majority of the newer construction buildings remained intact (Todi‚ Hataya‚ Abe‚ & Miyakoshi‚ 1995). Certainly‚ building codes implemented in Japan

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    The Kobe Earthquake‚ also known as The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred January 17th‚ 1995‚ resulting in the second most deadly and most damaging Japanese earthquake of the 20th century behind The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The epicenter was 20 km southwest of Kobe‚ with a moment magnitude of 6.9. Figure 1 shows the location of the epicenter with respect to the island of japan. The main ground shaking lasted about 20 seconds as a result of a right lateral strike-slip faulting system. A considerable

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    Great Hanshin / Kobe earthquake In the early of January 17th in 1995 at 5:46pm‚ while many were still sleeping peacefully‚ the destructive Great Hanshin earthquake‚ which measured 7.2 on the Richter scale‚ struck the Japanese city of Kobe. Kobe has a population of 1.5 million people and is a major port for importing and exporting goods for Japan‚ situated south of the main island‚ Honshu‚ on a narrow strip of land between the ocean and high mountain ranges‚ it lies above the junction of the Philippine

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    ASSIGNMENT: NATURAL HAZARD Earthquake Hit Kobe‚ Japan 1995 “Earthquakes don’t kill people‚ buildings do” Kobe Japan Earthquake 1995 When and where did the hazard occur? The Great Hanshin Earthquake is another term for Kobe earthquake. It struck on Tuesday‚ 17th of January 1995. At 5:46 am‚ an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 that shook for only 20 seconds on the Richter scale hit Kobe region of southern central Japan. This earthquake was one of the most over whelming earthquakes that occurred in Japan

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