OUTLINE OF THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE, JAPAN 1995

Authors
OKIMURA T TAKADA S KOID TH
Citation
T. Okimura et al., OUTLINE OF THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE, JAPAN 1995, Natural hazards, 14(1), 1996, pp. 39-71
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary","Water Resources
Journal title
Natural hazards → ACNP
ISSN journal
0921030X
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
39 - 71
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-030X(1996)14:1<39:OOTGHE>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
On 17 January 1995, a big earthquake, registering magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale hit the western part of Japan, claiming 6,048 lives, in juring at least 34 900 people, and destroying properties and infrastru ctures, causing an estimated damage of between 95 to 140 billion U.S. dollars. This paper gives a detailed description of the disaster and a ttempts to provide a scientific explanation to the disaster.