Historic Yasaka Pagoda framed by mountains in Kyoto, Kansai
Photo:David Emrich

Kansai (Osaka, Kobe & Kyoto)

Western Japan's major industrial and cultural hub, scarred by the 1995 Kobe earthquake (M6.9 on the Nojima Fault). Also directly threatened by long-term accumulation of strain on the offshore Nankai Trough subduction zone.

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Building VulnerabilityModerate

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Mixed construction stock with regional engineering standards

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Subduction Zone

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Active fault boundary with frequent seismicity

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