The Kobe earthquake, also known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake (Japanese: 阪神淡路大震災, Hepburn: Hanshin-Awaji daishinsai), occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST in the southern …

Jan 10, 2026 · Kōbe earthquake of 1995, (Jan. 17, 1995) large-scale earthquake in the Ōsaka-Kōbe (Hanshin) metropolitan area of western Japan that was among the strongest, deadliest, and costliest …

7 hours ago · At a memorial gathering at park in Kobe, participants lit bamboo and paper lanterns and offered a silent prayer at 5:46 a.m., the exact time the earthquake struck.

19 hours ago · People in Japan are marking 31 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The disaster devastated the city of Kobe and surrounding areas, claiming 6,434 lives.

16 hours ago · Kobe, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Bereaved families and others renewed their commitment to passing on their experiences and lessons from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in western …

9 hours ago · Memorial events were held in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17 to remember and pray for the 6,434 people who perished in the Great Hanshin Earthquake 31 years ago.

10 hours ago · At a park in Kobe, around 7,000 paper and bamboo lanterns were lit around 5:46 a.m., the time 31 years ago that the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck.

The Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, which struck the densely urbanized Hanshin region of Japan on January 17, 1995, at 5:46 a.m. local time, registered a moment magnitude of 6.9 with its hypocenter …

14 hours ago · KOBE — Jan. 17 marks 31 years since the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the Kansai region and 6,434 lives were lost. The city of Kobe has recovered from the devastating …

Jan 17, 1995 · The Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster of 1995 was one of the worst in Japan’s history, killing 6,433 people and causing more than $100 billion in damages. On January 17, 1995, a major …