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pleasehelpme?
i have got to do this assessment about the Kobe earthquake
can anyone tell me in detail what caused it
i know how it was caused but i just cant put it into a decent paragraph
anyhelpwouldbegreat.
thankyouverymuch
rachael.’ox
sorry about the space thing people
im just used to writing like it on msn and stuff
Here´s a good link where you can find all the info you need
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/enquiry/we39.htm
The earthquake had a local magnitude of 7.2. The duration was about 20 seconds. The focus of the earthquake was less than 20 km below Awaji-shima, an island in the Japan Inland Sea. This island is near the city of Kobe, which is a port city.
The earthquake was particularly devastating because it had a shallow focus. The earthquake had a “strike-slip mechanism.” The resulting surface rupture had an average horizontal displacement of about 1.5 meters on the Nojima fault. This fault which runs along the northwest shore of Awaji Island.