Top Posts and Pages Home. Log In. What are the impacts of migration? What factors affect population density and distribution? Geography Case Studies. This picture shows the location of Kobe in relation to the Pacific, Eurasian and Philippine tectonic Plates. Effects :. The surface rupture of the fault was observed in a rural area of Awaji Island with displacements recorded at 3 meters and few structures were damaged Earthquake Effects.
The quake occurred under an industrialized area of the city triggering destruction. More that ,00 buildings were utterly destroyed The earthquake cost over ten trillion yen in damages to the overall Kansai area and billion USD in damage, which makes it the costliest natural disaster to occur in any one country in the Guinness book of Records.
There was extensive damage to roads, houses, factories and infrastructure. Many of the structures built in Kobe were under seismic codes and withstood the earthquake 2 Kobe Earthquake. The Majority of damage from an earthquake occurs during the secondary effects. The effects are not directly caused by fault movement, but result form the propagation of seismic waves away from the fault rupture.
These effects may include, s eismic shaking, landslides, liquefaction, fires, fissuring, settlement, and aftershocks Earthquake Effects. Japan is one of the most geologically active regions on Earth, a place where four major tectonic plates—the Eurasian, Philippine, Pacific, and North American—meet and interact. The Kobe quake was a result of an east-west strike-slip fault where the Eurasian and Philippine plates interact.
Pacific plate The earthquake that hit Kobe during the winter of measured 6. At this plate margin, the Pacific plate is being pushed under the Eurasian plate, stresses build up and when they are released the Earth shakes. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
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