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On January 17, 1995, a terrible earthquake struck the Hanshin region of Japan, killing over 6400 people and injuring about 40,000 others. Some 200,000 homes and buildings were damaged, causing the evacuation to shelters of 320,000 people. The heaviest damage occurred in the city of Kobe, including the buckling and collapse of an elevated highway. However, geologists found that the point of origin of the earthquake was 15-20 km below the northern tip of Awaji Island, about 20 km southwest of Kobe. How did the energy released by the earthquake travel that far with enough energy to cause such great devastation.
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