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Roger Hutchison, provider of these photos, stands at a vantage point across Osaka Bay. It is 11:00 A.M. on the day of the earthquake. Much of downtown Kobe was on fire by noon. There was no water pressure to put out the fires; many fires burned themselves out. Image Credit: Dr. Roger Hutchison. January 16, 1995 Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Japan earthquake On the morning of January 17, 1995 (January 16 at 20:46 GMT), a major earthquake occurred near the City of Kobe, Japan. The greatest intensity of shaking for the 6.9 magnitude earthquake was in a narrow corridor of two to four kilometers stretching 40 km along the coast of Osaka Bay. The worst destruction ran along the previously undetected fault on the coast, east of Kobe. Kobe's major businesses and port facilities, and residences are located on this strip. This earthquake caused 5,480 deaths, and totally destroyed more than 192,000 houses and buildings. Event Data:
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