Document 2 The Great hanshin-Awaji Earthquake(Official Report No.99)

Nov.18, 1996

Disaster Management

Headquarters,

Fire and Disaster Management Agency,

Ministry of Home Affairs

1 General Outline of Earthquake (As announced by Japan Meteorological Agency)

(1)Date of occurrence:Jan.17, 1995;about 5:46 A.M.

(2)Official name of earthquake:1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake

(3)Location of epicenter:Awaji Island(38fl03'N, 135fl03'E)

(4)Depth of epicenter:14 km

(5)Magnitude:7.2 (estimated)

(6)Local seismic intensities:

Seismic Level 6 Kobe, Sumoto

Seismic Level 5 Kyoto, Hikone, Toyo'oka

Seismic Level 4 Gifu, Yokkaichi, Ueno, Tsuruga, Tsu, Wakayama, Himeji, Maizuru, Osaka, Takamatsu, Okayama, Tokishima,Tsuyama, Tadotsu, Tottori,Fukuyama, Kochi, Sakai, Nara

Seismic Level 3 Yamaguchi, Hagi, Owashi, Irako, Toyama, lids, Suwa,Kanazawa, Shiono-misaki, Matsue. Yonago, Muroto-misaki, Matsuyama, Hiroshima, Saigo, Wajima, Nagoya,Oita

Seismic Level 2 Saga, Mishima, Hamamatsu, Takayama, Fushiki,Kawaguchiko, Uwajima, Sukumo, Matsumoto, Omaezaki,Shizuoka, Kofu, Nagano, Yokohama, Kumamoto, Hida,Miyakonojo, Karuizawa, Takada, Shimonoseki, Miyazaki,Hitoyoshi

Seismic Level 1 Fukuoka, Kumagaya, Tokyo, Mito, Ajiro, Hamada,Niigata, Ashizuri, Utsunomiya, Maebashi, Konahama,Nobeoka, Hirato, Kagoshima, Tateyama, Chiba, Chichibu.Mt.Aso

Nose)Results of the on-site study and investigation made by the Mobile Earthquake Observation Group dispatched by the Japan

Meteorological Agency show the seismic level of the following areas to have been 7.

Kobe City｢?Takatori;Suma-ku, Ohashi;Nagata-ku, Taikai;Hyogo-ku, Sannomiya;Chuo-ku, Rokkodo;Nada-ku, Sumiyoshi;Hi gashinada-ku, Ashiya City｢?Ashiya station vicinities, Nishinomiya City｢?Shukug awa, Part of Takarazuka City, Northern part of Awaji Island｢?Hokudan Town, Ichimiya Town, part of Tauna Town

(7) Tsunami tidal waves:None

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