Great Hanshin earthquake
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The Great Hanshin earthquake was a devastating 1995 seismic disaster in Japan that caused widespread destruction and loss of life, particularly in the city of Kobe.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Hanshin earthquake canonical | 8 |
| 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake | 1 |
| 1995 Kobe earthquake | 1 |
| Great Hanshin (Kobe) earthquake | 1 |
| Kobe earthquake | 1 |
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Target entity: Great Hanshin earthquake Context triple: [Kobe, facedMajorEarthquake, Great Hanshin earthquake]
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A.
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.8 seismic event that struck Northern California, causing widespread destruction and fires that nearly leveled San Francisco and became one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.
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1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.9 quake in Northern California that caused widespread damage in the San Francisco Bay Area, including freeway collapses and the disruption of the World Series.
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C.
1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck Portugal’s capital on All Saints’ Day, triggering massive fires and a tsunami, and profoundly influencing European philosophy, science, and urban planning.
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Kansai region
The Kansai region is a major cultural and economic area of western Japan that includes cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe and is known as a historic heartland of Japanese civilization.
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E.
Kyushu
Kyushu is the southwesternmost of Japan’s main islands, known for its active volcanoes, hot springs, and historic cities such as Fukuoka and Nagasaki.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Great Hanshin earthquake Target entity description: The Great Hanshin earthquake was a devastating 1995 seismic disaster in Japan that caused widespread destruction and loss of life, particularly in the city of Kobe.
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A.
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.8 seismic event that struck Northern California, causing widespread destruction and fires that nearly leveled San Francisco and became one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.
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B.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.9 quake in Northern California that caused widespread damage in the San Francisco Bay Area, including freeway collapses and the disruption of the World Series.
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C.
1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck Portugal’s capital on All Saints’ Day, triggering massive fires and a tsunami, and profoundly influencing European philosophy, science, and urban planning.
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D.
Kansai region
The Kansai region is a major cultural and economic area of western Japan that includes cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe and is known as a historic heartland of Japanese civilization.
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E.
Kyushu
Kyushu is the southwesternmost of Japan’s main islands, known for its active volcanoes, hot springs, and historic cities such as Fukuoka and Nagasaki.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
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natural disaster ⓘ seismic event ⓘ |
| affectedCity |
Ashiya
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Kobe ⓘ Nishinomiya ⓘ Takarazuka ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Awaji Island
ⓘ
Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Hanshin region
|
| aftershocks | numerous aftershocks over following months ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Hanshin earthquake
ⓘ
surface form:
1995 Kobe earthquake
Great Hanshin earthquake ⓘ
surface form:
Kobe earthquake
|
| buildingsDamaged | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| buildingsDestroyed | over 100000 ⓘ |
| casualtiesDeaths |
approximately 6434
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over 6400 ⓘ |
| casualtiesInjured | over 40000 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryRankByDamage | one of the costliest earthquakes in Japanese history ⓘ |
| damagedInfrastructure |
Hanshin Expressway
ⓘ
Port of Kobe ⓘ
surface form:
port of Kobe
railway lines in Kobe area ⓘ |
| date | 1995-01-17 ⓘ |
| depth | approximately 16 km ⓘ |
| displacedPeople | over 300000 ⓘ |
| economicLoss |
over 10 trillion yen
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over 100 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| epicenter | northern Awaji Island ⓘ |
| faultType | strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| globalRankByDamage | one of the costliest earthquakes worldwide ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | large-scale deployment of Self-Defense Forces ⓘ |
| ledTo |
changes in urban planning in Kobe
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improvements in Japanese disaster management ⓘ revisions of Japan building codes ⓘ |
| localTime | 05:46:53 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hyogo Prefecture
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surface form:
Hyōgo Prefecture
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| magnitude |
6.9 MJMA
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7.3 Mw ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | JMA 7 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
collapse of elevated expressways
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severe damage to modern urban infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryDamageType |
fire
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infrastructure failure ⓘ structural collapse ⓘ |
| seismicZone | boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| time | 05:46 JST ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| triggered | major fires in Kobe ⓘ |
| year | 1995 ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Hanshin earthquake Description of subject: The Great Hanshin earthquake was a devastating 1995 seismic disaster in Japan that caused widespread destruction and loss of life, particularly in the city of Kobe.
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