Information on Kobe Earthquake

Tuesday, January 17, 1995, at 05:46

Southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

6.8 on the Moment magnitude scale

Mj7.3(adjusted from 7.2) on JMA magnitude scale

tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds

16km beneath its epicenter, on the northern end of Awaji Island, 20km away from the city of Kobe