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Kobe EarthquakeThe Kobe Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995. It is also in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the most costly natural disaster for any one country. The damages totaled over 102 billion dollars. Much of the damage was a result of unreinforced masonry buildings. Many of the buildings that were supposed to withstand an earthquake fell also. After researching the issue, researchers determined that buildings were up to code, but that the requirements were not good enough. Many of the buildings were from the 1960s. You also have to keep in mind the giant magnitude. It was a 7.2 on the magnitude scale. The Kobe Earthquake caused approximately 5,100 deaths and many of the deaths were caused by heavy clay tile roofs falling down (src: vibration data). Stick built homes are good for vertical strength ,but are quite weak when put up against horizontal movement. The Kobe quake is known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake to the Japanese people. The government of Japan calls it the Great hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the seismological community refers to it as the Southern Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake. The scientific name was chosen by the Japan Meterological Agency. Here is a good site to show you in more detail the effects of the Kobe Earthquake. http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/effects-kobe.html
Works Cited (wikipedia, vibration data, seismo)
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