The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

Japanese: 阪神･淡路大震災 - はんしんあわじだいしんさい

Earthquake disaster caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake (Hyogo Prefecture Southern Earthquake) that occurred at 5:46 on January 17, 1995 (Heisei 7). The death toll was 6,425, 2 people were missing, over 40,000 were injured, over 200,000 homes were completely or partially destroyed, and over 7,000 homes were completely or partially burned. Lifeline facilities such as roads, railways, and other transportation networks, gas, water, electricity, and telephones were cut off, and revetments and port facilities were destroyed. Landslides occurred at the foot of the mountains, and large-scale liquefaction of the ground was observed in coastal areas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1995年(平成7)1月17日5時46分に発生したマグニチュード7.2の明石海峡の淡路島寄りを震源とする地震(兵庫県南部地震)に伴う地震災害。死者6425名，不明2名，負傷4万名以上，住宅全半壊20万以上，住宅全半焼7000以上にのぼる。道路，鉄道など交通網，ガス，水道，電気，電話などライフライン施設が寸断されたほか，護岸，港湾施設などが破壊された。山麓部では地滑りが，臨海部では大規模な地盤の液状化現象が観測された。

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