Nojima Fault
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The Nojima Fault is a major active fault in Japan best known for rupturing during the 1995 Great Hanshin (Kobe) earthquake, where it produced prominent surface displacements now preserved as a geological museum site.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active fault
ⓘ
geological fault ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Awaji Island strong ground motion
ⓘ
Kobe earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governedBy | Japanese seismic hazard regulations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
displaced concrete structures
ⓘ
exposed offset roads ⓘ offset agricultural fields ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 野島断層 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Nojima Fault Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nojima Fault Preservation Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake source ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Awaji Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hyogo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSurfaceDisplacement |
about 1.5 meters vertical
ⓘ
about 2 meters horizontal ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Geological Survey of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese research institutions ⓘ |
| movementType |
reverse component
ⓘ
right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| museumExhibits |
cross-sectional trench exposures
ⓘ
in-situ displaced buildings ⓘ preserved fault plane ⓘ |
| near |
Akashi Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | NE-SW trend ⓘ |
| partOf | Nojima Fault Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | geological museum site ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline |
geomorphology
ⓘ
seismology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| ruptureDate | 1995-01-17 ⓘ |
| rupturedIn | 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance |
classic example of earthquake surface rupture
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key site for studying active tectonics in Japan ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| surfaceRuptureLength | approximately 10 km on Awaji Island ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Japan Median Tectonic Line system vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | geotourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public education on earthquakes
ⓘ
research on fault mechanics ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Awaji Island