Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in ...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake that claimed the lives of 6,434 people. The magnitude 7.3 quake hit Kobe City in western Japan and surrounding areas at 5:46 a.m.

KOBE, Japan (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep ...

KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

On Friday, at a park in Kobe, the capital of Hyogo Prefecture, residents observed a moment of silence at 5:46 am, the exact time the earthquake occurred. The magnitude 7.3 quake struck on Jan 17 ...

Sunflowers growing in an empty plot of land in the city of Kobe, where a home once stood before a massive earthquake 30 years ... who were born after the magnitude 7.3 quake, which killed 6,434 ...

Over 6,400 people died in Kobe and surrounding areas when the earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck before dawn on January 17, 1995. In the event that started at a park in Kobe on Thursday ...

the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe. The 7.2-magnitude quake on Jan 17, 1995, sparked a major review of quake ...

south of Kobe. Her husband, Hidetaka, then 42, and his parents died in the magnitude-7.3 earthquake. She and her two sons lived on the second floor of the home. Hidetaka, a truck driver with ...

The magnitude 9.1 earthquake triggered massive ... Another major earthquake, the 1995 Kobe earthquake, resulted in widespread destruction and the loss of over 6,000 lives. To mitigate the effects ...

(Mainichi/Rei Kubo) KOBE -- Etsuko Sato ... old Sato was living with her two daughters in Kakogawa when the magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck directly beneath south Hyogo on Jan.