Updated Jan. 17, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. On this day in 1995, the Great Hanshin, or Kobe, earthquake rocked Japan. What happened during the Kobe earthquake? The Kobe earthquake struck at 5:46 a.m. in the Japanese coastal city of Kobe. It lasted about 20 seconds and registered as a magnitude 6.9 (7.3 on the Richter […]
