Earthquake Effects The effects of any earthquake depend on a number of videly varying factors. These factors are all of: Intrinsic to the earthquake - its magnitude, type, location, or depth; Geologic conditions where effects are felt - distance from the event, path of the seismic waves, types of soil, water saturation of soil; and Societal conditions reacting to the earthquake - quality of ...

Japan/Kobe earthquake images NOTE! I put up these pages moments after the Kobe earthquake happened in early 1995 when I got a few TV images from Japan through a friend on IRC (Internet Relay Chat). Now the information and many links on this pages are out of date, and much better information and images is available from the Kobe City itself on the net among other places. The web is not an ...