Great Hanshin Earthquake

Summary

Great Hanshin Earthquake is an earthquake^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Hanshin Earthquake is located in Hyōgo Prefecture^[3].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake^[5].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's instance of is recorded as disaster^[6].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's instance of is recorded as natural disaster^[7].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake took place at Kobe^[8].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake^[9].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake took place on January 17, 1995^[10].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.598333333333336, 'lon': 135.03472222222223}^[11].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake^[12].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+5502'} deaths^[13].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+6437'} deaths^[14].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+6434'} deaths^[15].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake caused {'amount': '+43792'} injuries^[16].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's number of missing is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[17].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's has effect is recorded as Damage by Great Hanshin earthquake^[18].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '阪神・淡路大震災'}^[19].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '兵庫県南部地震'}^[20].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '平成7年兵庫県南部地震'}^[21].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+6.9'}^[22].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+6.9'}^[23].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's modified Mercalli intensity scale is recorded as Mercalli scale X^[24].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+14'}^[25].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's fault is recorded as Rokkō–Awaji fault system^[26].
• Great Hanshin Earthquake's JMA Seismic Intensity Scale is recorded as shindo 7^[27].

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When and Where

Great Hanshin Earthquake took place on January 17, 1995^[10]. The location of it was Kobe^[8]. It is in the country of Japan^[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include earthquake^[5], disaster^[6], and natural disaster^[7].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+5502'}^[13], {'amount': '+6437'}^[14], and {'amount': '+6434'}^[15]. Great Hanshin Earthquake caused {'amount': '+43792'} injuries^[16].

Why It Matters

Great Hanshin Earthquake ranks in the top 2% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]