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19th anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Photo shows white flowers offered at a monument carrying the names of victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at Higashi Yuenchi park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2014, the 19th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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19th anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Lights forming 1.17 are seen at Higashi Yuenchi park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the early morning of Jan. 17, 2014, the 19th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a downtown area of Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2013, the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people. Lights forming 1.17 can be seen at Higashi Yuenchi park (lower R), where a memorial event was held from the early morning.

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People lit candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns during an event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17 to commemorate the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event.

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Three female junior high school students pray for the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, during a memorial event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event at the park, where candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns were lit.

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Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Building lights are lit up in the form of ''1.17'' on the side of a building near Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17 to mark the 12 anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Tomoko Kobayashi, 40, a housewife from Kobe's Nada Ward who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, addresses a memorial event at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17. Various events were held in Kobe and other areas to remember 6,434 people killed in the most devastating natural calamity in postwar Japan.

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Kobe marks 27th anniversary of deadly quake

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an overview of Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2022, the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people. The western Japan city of Kobe on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6,434 people in the area. Local residents and victims' families observed a moment of silence at 5:46 a.m., the time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the port city in Hyogo Prefecture and neighboring areas on Jan. 17, 1995. In a predawn event at Higashi Yuenchi, a park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, people lit about 3,000 bamboo lanterns that were aligned to form "1.17," the date of the disaster.

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman in tears holds a photograph of her son who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 during an event held to commemorate the victims of the quake at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. (Kyodo)

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People lit candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns during an event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17 to commemorate the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event. (Kyodo)

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman who lost her mother and a brother in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 wipes her tears as she lights one of the candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns to commemorate the victims of the quake at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. (Kyodo)

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Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Three female junior high school students pray for the 6,434 people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, during a memorial event held at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, before daylight on Jan. 17. At 5:46 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.3 quake originating in the northern part of the prefecture's Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea hit the western Japan area 14 years ago, about 5,500 people offered silent prayers in the event at the park, where candles in about 7,000 memorial lanterns were lit. (Kyodo)

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Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Building lights are lit up in the form of ''1.17'' on the side of a building near Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17 to mark the 12 anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. (Kyodo)

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Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Tomoko Kobayashi, 40, a housewife from Kobe's Nada Ward who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, addresses a memorial event at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17. Various events were held in Kobe and other areas to remember 6,434 people killed in the most devastating natural calamity in postwar Japan. (Kyodo)