TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Outline of the Great Hanshin earthquake, Japan 1995
JO  - Natural hazards
A1  - Okimura, Takashi
A1  - Takada, Shiro
A1  - Koid, Teng Hye
SP  - 39
EP  - 71
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - 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, injuring at least 34 900 people, and destroying properties and infrastructures, causing an estimated damage of between 95 to 140 billion U.S. dollars. This paper gives a detailed description of the disaster and attempts to provide a scientific explanation to the disaster.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0921-030X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00229911
ID  - ref1
ER  -