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The devastating earthquake that shook the port city of Kobe occurred on the 16th of January at a time when the city would have been sleeping (5:46:52. ... The Earthquake measuring 7. ... The earthquake killed nearly 6,432 people (including direct and indirect causes by the earthquake), injured more than 40 thousands people, destroyed nearly 94,000 buildings and heavily damaged approximately 107,000 buildings. The table shows the loss from the Kobe earthquake disaster. This earthquake caused an overall damage of approximately 10 trillion yen. ...
Table : Property Losses from the Kobe Earthquake Disaster (Billion Yen)
Properties Losses
Buildings 5,800
Railroads 344
Highways 550
Public Civil Engineering Facilities 283
Harbors, Filled Lands 1,000
Educational Facilities 335
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery 118
Health, Medical, Welfare 173
Water, Gas, Electricity 474
Communication, Broadcasting 120
Commercial l 630
Other Public Facilities 80
Total 9,914
According to the Japan Meteorological Centre, its epicenter was 34. ... It was located in the northern tip of Awaji Island in Osaka Bay, 24km southwest of Kobe city, with a focal depth of approximately 15 to 20 kilometers. ... This movement is constantly causing stress and the strain is gradually accumulating and by the relative movement of adjacent tectonic plates energy is suddenly being released along the plate boundaries in the form of and earthquake. ... 1
The fracture which triggered the earthquake happened inside the Nojima Fault. This fault forms a part of a group of faults known as the “Rokko Fault”, which extends from Awaji Island through Kobe City to the foot of Mount Rokko.
Immediately south of Osaka Bay is a fault called the Median Tectonic Line (MTL), and it was the sudden movement along this particular fault that triggered the earthquake that hit Kobe. ...
The effects of the Kobe earthquake in 1995 demonstrated how vulnerable even a modern industrialized city is when struck with a near-direct seismic hit. ... The earthquake left about 310,000 residents spending the night at 1,077 refugee centres across the city. ... Remembering the time that the earthquake hit 5:46am those who were not still in bed were just making their breakfasts. ... Research conducted by the Kobe University suggests that 500 deaths were due to fires, and that almost 7000 buildings were destroyed by fire alone. Fortunately for the residents of Kobe the weather was not good for fires; otherwise the damage would have been even greater. ... 5 (burning houses at Kobe)
Elevated roads and railways failed catastrophically, lifeline facilities were severely damaged over a large area and following the earthquake, 900,000 households were left without electricity, 850,000 households were without gas, and water supply cuts affected about 2. ...
A 1,650 foot-long section of the elevated Hansin Expressway, which is the main means of transportation through Kobe rolled over on its side, tumbling cars, buses and trucks to the ground below. ... When the earthquake hit and the ground began to move the rigid pipes under the ground weren’t able to move and absorb the jolt so they were forced to fracture. ... The Kobe Earthquake dramatically illustrates the damage that can be expected from earthquakes to modern industrialized society if not properly prepared.
Not only did the destruction of houses contribute to the effects on the population of Kobe so did the removal of them. ... Weeks after the earthquake, abnormally high level of asbestos was detected; these high levels can cause lung cancer.
Approximate Word count = 2821
Approximate Pages = 11.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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