Disaster Event Page

Hello, and welcome to thekobeearthquake.blogspot.com. This is a website devoted to exposing the facts of the devastating earthquake that essentially uprooted life in Kobe, Japan.

Basic Facts:

Event: The Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake

Date: Jan. 17, 1995

Time: 5:46 A.M. (JST)

Location: Kobe,

Japan, South Hyogo Prefecture

Type of Hazard: Earthquake

Casualties:

Dead: 6,500

Injured: 15,000

Homeless: 400,000

Economic Loss: Y10,000,000,000,000

(~$200,000,000,000)

Authors:

1. Carlos Cancela (cmc352@cornell.edu), American Studies, Website Design and Consolidation

2. Ryan Engler (rme56@cornell.edu), History, Salient Facts and Narrative

3. Whit Garling (wlg29@cornell.edu), History, Personal Preparation and Response

4. Hansen Lam (hl533@cornell.edu), HBHS, Lessons Learned and Basic Facts Page

*All group members contributed to the discussion on Conclusion and Significance

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