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“Great Hanshin Earthquake” Hits Kobe, Japan, which is known as World’s Costliest Natural 
Disaster
Early on Jan. 17, 1995, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on the Richter scale hit the northern part of 
Japan’s Awaji Island, lasting 20 seconds. The quake devastated the port city of Kobe, and the 
cities of Osaka and Kyoto also reported severe damage. It was especially deadly because it 
occurred so close to an urban center.
It caused 6,434 deaths, thousands of injuries and massive damage to infrastructure. Over 45,000 
homes were destroyed.. Around 50,000 people left Kobe after the earthquake.. The Kobe 
earthquake was not as powerful as past earthquakes in Japan, but because of its proximity to an 
urban center, it was one of the most destructive.One estimate calculates the damage at over $200 
billion, according to The Nippon Foundation.
(0) ……T…… The Hanshin Earthquake hits Kobe, Japan, which is known as World’s Costliest 
Natural Disaster. It’s also called the Kobe earthquake.
1. ………….. The Hanshin Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1985
2. ………….. The northern part of Japan’s Awaji Island was hit by a magnitude 7.2 
earthquake on the Richter scale , lasting 20 seconds.
3. ………….. The Kobe earthquake was especially deadly because it occurred so close to an 
urban center. It caused 6,464 deaths, thousands of injuries and massive damage to infrastructure ( 
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4. ………….. The Hanshin Earthquake destroyed 45,000 homes.
5. …………… The Kobe earthquake was more powerful than all the past earthquakes in Japan.
Because of its proximity( closeness) to an urban center, it was one of the most destructive.