Question

The Kobe earthquake caused much damage and loss of life because it
(a) Had struck coastal areas
(b) Had struck suburban areas
(c) Had hit Japan’s second largest city
(d) Was Japan’s worst earthquake since 1923

Answer 1

Answer:

The Kobe quake was a result of an east-west strike-slip fault where the Eurasian and Philippine plates interact. The quake cost more than $100 billion in damage, and the Kobe government spent years constructing new facilities to attract back the 50,000 people who left after the quake.

Answer 2

Answer:it had hit the second largest city of japan